This is false the population density will decrease as the area decreases
The process likely to be occurring in the plant's roots will be nitrogen fixation.
<h3>What is nitrogen fixation?</h3>
It is a process whereby atmospheric nitrogen is converted to usable forms of nitrogen in the soil.
Nitrogen fixation takes place in the root nodules of leguminous plants in association with some symbiotic bacteria.
Thus, the only process that could be happening in the plant's root is nitrogen fixation.
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The answer is D. Water Framework Directive.