Organisms And Population Question 234

Question: The agent/s which make/s free atmospheric nitrogen available to plants is/are

Options:

A) Lightening

B) Free living nitrogen fixing bacteria

C) Symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria

D) All of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ N_2 $ Fixation occurs in two ways namely-Electrochemical fixation and Biological fixation.

Lightening is the electrochemical fixation and free living nitrogen fixing bacteria and symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria are the biological $ N_2 $ fixing organisms.