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Plants absorb Nitrogen from the soil in which form?
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Plants absorb Nitrogen from the soil in which form?

A
Ammonia gas

B
Nitrogen gas

C
Nitrite

D
Nitrate

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Nitrogen in its gaseous state cannot be directly absorbed by plants. It is converted to absorbable form of Nitrate by free living Nitrogen fixing bacteria like Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter or through symbiotic association like Rhizobium in leguminous plants.
So, the correct answer is 'Nitrate'
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Plants absorb Nitrogen from the soil in which form?
TopicMineral Nutrition
SubjectBiology
ClassClass 11
Answer TypeText solution:1
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