What Is Nitrogen Fixation

question 48

Multiple Choice

What is nitrogen fixation?

• A)the conversion of gaseous nitrogen into an organism friendly form (ammonia (NH₃).
• B)preplanned setting of atmospheric levels of nitrogen at 78%
• C)stabilizing elemental nitrogen into a gaseous two-atom molecule (N₂)
• D)the reduction of nitrate (NO₃^-)to gaseous nitrogen.

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