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Which of the following helps the plant to absorb nitrogen from the environment?
Which of the following helps the plant to absorb nitrogen from the environment?
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The correct option is D Rhizobium
Plants are not capable of fixing nitrogen on their own, but need it in one or the other form to make proteins and amino acids. Legumes form root nodules, when they exist in a symbiotic relationship with 'Rhizobia' and therefore, have high levels of nitrogen available to them. These soil bacteria (e.g., Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium) fix the atmospheric nitrogen or dinitrogen, into inorganic compounds, like ammonium, which is then converted into amino acids, which the plants can utilize.So the correct option is 'Rhizobium'
Plants are not capable of fixing nitrogen on their own, but need it in one or the other form to make proteins and amino acids. Legumes form root nodules, when they exist in a symbiotic relationship with 'Rhizobia' and therefore, have high levels of nitrogen available to them. These soil bacteria (e.g., Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium) fix the atmospheric nitrogen or dinitrogen, into inorganic compounds, like ammonium, which is then converted into amino acids, which the plants can utilize.
So the correct option is 'Rhizobium'
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