Question

How is molecular nitrogen (N2) utilized by plants and animals?

Before it can be utilized by plants and animals, molecular nitrogen (N2) must be converted by microbes that use N2 as a replacement for

Answer 1

Nitrogen is converted from atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into usable forms, such as NO2-, in a process known as fixation. ... The nitrogen is passed through the food chain by animals that consume the plants, and then released into the soil by decomposer bacteria when they die.