Question

How do herbivores get nitrogen for their body needs?

• A. They are able to drink the rain water containing dissolved nitrogen compounds
• B. They obtain usable compounds of nitrogen from soil
• C. They feed on plants and obtain nitrogen compounds from them.
• D. They are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen directly

Answer 1

The correct option is C

They feed on plants and obtain nitrogen compounds from them.

Animals feeding on plants get the plant proteins and other nitrogen compounds for their body.