Microbiology: A Systems Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 5MCQ
Root nodules contain ______, which can ________.
- a. Azotobacter, fix N2
- b. Nitrosomonas, nitrify NH3−
- c. rhizobia, fix N2
- d. Bacillus, denitrify NO3−
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 24.1 - Define microbial ecology.Ch. 24.1 - Summarize why our view of the abundance of...Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 24.1 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 24.1 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 24.2 - List five important elements of biogeochemical...Ch. 24.2 - Diagram a carbon cycle.Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 24.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 24.2 - Describe the process of nitrogen fixation, and...
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