Question

Year after year, Xavier raises a vegetable garden in the same plot of soil. He observes that the plants grow less abundantly from one year to the next, and they produce fewer vegetables. Which of these processes could help explain Xavier's observations?
A. the rate at which soil bacteria perform photosynthesis
B. the rate at which soil bacteria perform denitrification
C. the rate at which soil bacteria perform nitrogen fixation
D. the rate at which soil bacteria perform chemosythesis

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The rate at which soil bacteria perform nitrogen fixation

Explanation:

Since Xavier is raising vegetables in the same spot year after year it is reasonable to expect that the plants would deplete the soil of its resources. Since the soil doesn't have enough minerals and not enough time for the bacteria to perform nitrogen fixation the plants don't grow at the same rate and numbers that they used to at the beginning.