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What type of organism is responsible for performing the majority of nitrogen fixation?
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∙ 7y ago
There are two ogranisms that are nitrogen fixers:
Free-living (non-symbiotic) bacteria, which live in the soil. This includes the cyanobacteria (or blue-green algae) Anabaena and Nostoc and such genera as Azotobacter, Beijerinckia, and Clostridium
Mutualistic (symbiotic) bacteria, which live live in nodules in the roots of plants. This includes Rhizobium,associated with leguminous plants, and Spirillum lipoferum,associated with cereal grasses.
Nitrogen fixing bacteria are microorganisms present in the soil or in plant roots that change nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into solid nitrogen compounds that plants can use in the soil.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNitrogen fixing bacteria are microorganisms present in the soil or in plant roots that change nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into solid nitrogen compounds that plants can use in the soil.
There are two ogranisms that are nitrogen fixers:
Free-living (non-symbiotic) bacteria, which live in the soil. This includes the cyanobacteria (or blue-green algae) Anabaena and Nostoc and such genera as Azotobacter, Beijerinckia, and Clostridium
Mutualistic (symbiotic) bacteria, which live live in nodules in the roots of plants. This includes Rhizobium,associated with leguminous plants, and Spirillum lipoferum,associated with cereal grasses.
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∙ 9y agoGreen blue algae is one of the organisms that is capable of nitrogen fixation. Also, cyanobacteria is another type of organism that is capable of nitrogen fixation.Ê
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∙ 12y agobacteria and plants are two types
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bacteria
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∙ 13y agoRhizobium
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∙ 12y agoBacteria
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What is the process in which nitrogen is converted into a usable form for life called?
Nitrogen Fixation -Eugene Chung
What is the process in the nitrogen cycle by which plant roots absorb nitrates?
assimilation
Protista are ecologically important because they process nitrogen through nitrogen fixation?
No. Nitrogen fixation is done by bacterias.
Who discovered biological nitrogen fixation?
Biological nitrogen fixation was discovered by the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck.
What causes nitrogen Fixation?
nitrogen fixation is caused by the bacteria called rhizobium.
What is the process in which nitrogen is converted into a usable form for life called?
Nitrogen Fixation -Eugene Chung
What two groups of bacteria responsible for nitrogen fixation are found in what and in the root of?
Soil and legumes!
How is nitrogen affected by nitrogen fixation?
Conversion of inert elemental nitrogen gas into biologically usable form is called nitrogen fixation. Organism that performs nitrogen fixation is Rhizobium Leguminous.
What is nitrogen fixation and who can do this?
Conversion of inert elemental nitrogen gas into biologically usable form is called nitrogen fixation. Organism that performs nitrogen fixation is Rhizobium Leguminous.
What is a process of pulling apart an N molecule?
Nitrogen Fixation
Root nodules are associations between bacteria and plant roots responsible for?
nitrogen fixation, like legumes
What is the process in the nitrogen cycle by which plant roots absorb nitrates?
assimilation
Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarly by?
Nitrogen Fixation Bacteria are the primary source in which Nitrogen Fixation is carried out. The bacteria changes N2 (unreactive element) into nitrogen compounds, which are soluble and can be absorbed.
What is the process called by which organisms are responsible for producing nitrogen compounds?
Nitrogen fixation. It can only be performed by a very small number of species of anaerobic bacteria.
Protista are ecologically important because they process nitrogen through nitrogen fixation?
No. Nitrogen fixation is done by bacterias.
What is a sentence for the word nitrogen fixation?
I discovered that a nitrogen fixation has a bacteria. -high school student
What is the process by which bacteria use enzymes to convert nitrogen into ammonia called?
the answer is "nitrogen fixation" because nitrogen fixation is The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds, such as ammonia, by natural agencies or various industrial processes.Read more: nitrogen-fixation
