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What type of organism carries out nitrogen fixation? (Fill in the blank)
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Biological nitrogen fixation is carried out by some bacteria that can convert N₂ into ammonia by the process termed nitrogen fixation. These bacteria are either free-living or form symbiotic associations with plants e.g rhizobium - the symbiotic bacteria live in the root nodules of leguminous plants

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