Question

Match term with the best definition or description.

nitrogen-fixing bacteria
- organisms that can transform atmospheric nitrogen into chemical compounds that other organisms can use break down decaying organisms evidence of excessive use of fertilizer decomposers
- organisms that can transform atmospheric nitrogen into chemical compounds that other organisms can use break down decaying organisms evidence of excessive use of fertilizer algal bloom

Answer 1

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are microorganisms present in the soil or in plant roots that change nitrogen gases from the atmosphere into solid nitrogen compounds that plants can use in the soil.