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Question
Study the diagram given below and then answer the questions that follow:
Briefly describe how nitrogen of the atmosphere is converted to nitrates by leguminous plants.
Solution
Soil bacteria such as Rhizobium are present in the root nodules of leguminous plants. These bacteria convert free nitrogen of the soil atmosphere to soluble nitrates.
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