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Nitrogen Cycle

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Which bacteria absorb atmospheric nitrogen and converts it into nitrate?

A

Rhizobium

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B

Coccus

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C

Bacilli

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D

Spirilla

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Solution

Rhizobium is the type of bacteria which is found in the roots of leguminous plants and converts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates.

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N_{2}

than they consume. These plants show symbioticz relationship with

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-fixing bacteria such as Rhizobium. These bacteria produce root nodules in leguminous plants and convert atmospheric

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