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Nimfa-mama [501]
3 years ago
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2. If nearly 79% of the atmosphere is made of nitrogen, how could there be a shortage of nitrogen in soil?

Biology
1 answer:
Margaret [11]3 years ago
3 0
Nitrogen must be converted into nitrates before organisms can use it. If soil lacks nitrogen fixing bacteria, then it has few nitrates for the plants to take in.
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