Rhizobium bacteria help in nitrogen fixation, but they cannot make their own food. True or False?

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Solution

The correct option is A No
Rhizobium cannot make its own food. It lives in the roots of leguminous plants (like gram, peas, moong, beans and other legumes) and obtains its nutrients from these plants, in return, they help the plants in nitrogen fixation.

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