A classmate describes a bacterium to you as living on the roots of clover and providing nutrients to the plant. would you classify this bacterium as nitrogen-fixing, nitrifying, or denitrifying? explain your answer. * your answer

This bacterium would be classified as nitrogen-fixing. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria live in soil, and in association with legumes like clover. These bacteria convert nitrogen in the atmosphere to an inorganic form plants can use to grow.