What living organism processes nitrogen in the atmosphere and makes it available to other living forms in usable form

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Biology

Guillermo Murray

2 April, 12:32

What living organism processes nitrogen in the atmosphere and makes it available to other living forms in usable form

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Anton Robles · Answer 1

Answer: bacteria

Kyra Wyatt · Answer 2

bacteria

Explanation:

Nitrogen is converted from atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into usable forms, such as NO2-, in a process known as fixation. The majority of nitrogen is fixed by bacteria, most of which are symbiotic with plants. Recently fixed ammonia is then converted to biologically useful forms by specialized bacteria.