Rhizobium lives in the _______ of leguminous plants.

roots

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stem

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Solution

The correct option is A
roots

Rhizobium is a soil bacterium that colonize the roots of leguminous plants to form root nodules. The bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen and convert them to ammonia.

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why do rhizobium lives only in leguminous plants?

Assertion — Rhizobium lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
Reason — It fixes nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship.

Name a bacterium that lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants.

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