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I think you are thinking of nitrogen fixing bacteria which are associated with nodules on the roots of plants belonging to the legume family (peas and beans). The bacteria that form and live in these nodules have the ability to take nitrogen form the air and use it to build organic molecules directly. This is important because all life needs a small amount of nitrogen (in organic forms) to build proteins.

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What are some examples of plant bacteria?

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What are two ways that bacteria can affect plants?

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Is filicosid a bacteria?

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How does bacteria benefit plants?

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Does the chloroplasts play a role in plant animal or bacteria plant?

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What element can be fixed into plant material by bacteria?

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What are two ways that bacteria affect plants?

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What bacteria are required for plant growth?

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