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What gas makes up 78 percent of your atmosphere but can be used by plants only when transformed by bacteria first?
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Nitrogen. The bacterial transformation is needed to break the triple bonds of diatomic atmospheric nitrogen, something plants can't do, so these bacteria fix the nitrogen into a usable form in exchange for plant sugar
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Gas makes up 78 percent of your atmosphere but can be used by plants only when transformed by bacteria first?
Nitrogen. The bacterial transformation is needed to break the triple bonds of diatomic atmospheric nitrogen, something plants can't do, so these bacteria fix the nitrogen into a usable form in exchange for plant sugar
Nitrogen in the atmosphere must be fixed before it can be used by plants. Atmospheric nitrogen is fixed by?
bacteria and lighntning
How is nitrogen part of the biosphere?
It's continuously processed in the nitrogen cycle. In broad outline nitrogen in the atmosphere is fixed by bacteria so that it's available to plants making protein. This protein is consumed by animals and plants or returned to the atmosphere as methane. The plant nitrogen is converted to animal protein which is eventually returned to the atmosphere by bacteria. For more detail you might wish to refer to information on wikipedia.
What gas found in earth's atmosphere is combined with other chemicals by bacteria so that plants can use it?
Evaporated fertilizer? Sorry if its wrong but i tried...
How nitrogen can make up almost 80 percent of the atmosphere and still limit plant growth?
The reason nitrogen is abundant in the atmosphere yet limits plant growth is that plants cannot make use of elemental nitrogen. The bond between the nitrogen atoms in elemental nitrogen (which is a diatomic gas) is very strong and not easily broken. Therefore, plants must rely on bacteria in order to fix the nitrogen (convert it into a usable form).
Which gas makes up 78 percent of our atmosphere but can be used by plants only when transformed by bacteria?
nitrogen-
Which gas makes up 78 percent of our atmosphere but can be used by plants only when transformed by bacteria first?
nitrogen-
Which gas makes up 78 percent of our atmosphere but can used by plants only when transformed by bacteria first?
nitrogen-
Gas makes up 78 percent of your atmosphere but can be used by plants only when transformed by bacteria first?
Nitrogen. The bacterial transformation is needed to break the triple bonds of diatomic atmospheric nitrogen, something plants can't do, so these bacteria fix the nitrogen into a usable form in exchange for plant sugar
What atmospheric gas can only be used by plants when transformed by bacteria first?
Nitrogen
When there is not enough nitrogen in the atmosphere for plants how do the plants get it?
Plants do not actually get their nitrogen from the atmosphere. They get it in compounds in the soil through their roots. Some plants form symbiotic relationships with bacteria in the soil. The bacteria draw nitrogen from the air and form nitrogen compounds. The plants can then use the nitrogen.
How does nitrogen get from organisms back into the atmosphere?
Nitrogen used by plants and animals is returned to the atmosphere by the action of bacteria. Bacteria break down proteins to obtain energy, releasing nitrogen back into the air in the process.
What kind of organisms can remove nitrogen from the atmosphere bacteria plants mammals or fish?
Certain plants are nitrogen fixers. Alfalfa is one.
Why is rhizobi a helpful bacteria?
Rhizobia are known as nitrogen fixation bacteria. Nitrogen is an essential element for plants and it is plentiful in the atmosphere but in a form that is inaccessible to plants. Rhizobia can convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can uptake through their roots.
Nitrogen in the atmosphere must be fixed before it can be used by plants. Atmospheric nitrogen is fixed by?
bacteria and lighntning
At least 90 percent of the water that returns to the atmosphere from terrestrial ecosystems does so through?
transpiration in plants
How is nitrogen part of the biosphere?
It's continuously processed in the nitrogen cycle. In broad outline nitrogen in the atmosphere is fixed by bacteria so that it's available to plants making protein. This protein is consumed by animals and plants or returned to the atmosphere as methane. The plant nitrogen is converted to animal protein which is eventually returned to the atmosphere by bacteria. For more detail you might wish to refer to information on wikipedia.
