Plants cannot absorb nitrogen in the gaseous form.

True

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Solution

The correct option is A
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Nitrogen is present in abundance in gaseous form in the air. However, plants cannot absorb nitrogen in this form. Elemental nitrogen is converted into ammonia or oxide forms by bacteria like Rhizobium which can be used by plants.

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Most plants absorb water from soil but not nutrients. True or false

Assertion (A): Higher plants can not utilize nitrogen that is present in the form of $N_{2}$ in air.

Reason (R): In higher plants, the nitrogenase enzyme is absent.

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