Which statement best describes how organisms use nitrogen?

a) Certain bacteria living in the roots of plants convert nitrogen to a form plants can use, and animals obtain their nitrogen by eating those plants.

b) Plants absorb nitrogen from the air in photosynthesis and add it to the sugars they produce.

c) Certain bacteria convert nitrogen to a form animals can use, and animals obtain their nitrogen by inhaling this nitrogen.

d) Animals absorb nitrogen from the air they breathe and incorporate it into their tissues.

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Morgan Wright

Biology

17 April, 18:32

Which statement best describes how organisms use nitrogen?

a) Certain bacteria living in the roots of plants convert nitrogen to a form plants can use, and animals obtain their nitrogen by eating those plants.

b) Plants absorb nitrogen from the air in photosynthesis and add it to the sugars they produce.

c) Certain bacteria convert nitrogen to a form animals can use, and animals obtain their nitrogen by inhaling this nitrogen.

d) Animals absorb nitrogen from the air they breathe and incorporate it into their tissues.

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Nathaniel Gibbs · Answer 1

The most logical answer would be A I've had a test similar to this and I do remember that this is how animals gain nitrogen and carnivores gain it by eating the herbovores