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Nitrogen Cycle

Which bacteri...

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Which bacteria fixes nitrogen in the soil ?

(a) Nitrobacter (b) Nitrosomonas
(c) Rhizobium (d) Clostidium

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(c) Rhizobium

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(a)	Nitrosomonas	$(1)$	Denitrifying bacteria
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