Question

Unique feature of the plants that belong to family Fabaceae is _________.

• A. They give food to many animals
• B. They can fix atmospheric nitrogen
• C. Their flowers are the main source of nectar for bees
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B

They can fix atmospheric nitrogen

Memebers of the family fabaceae are leguminous plants. These plants have the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen with the help of nitrogen fixing bacteria that live in the root nodules of leguminous plants. Due to their ability to fix inorganic nitrogen into organic nitrogen, these plants usually have huge amounts of protein in their products.