Microbes playing a role in nitrogen fixation in plants live in ________, while those playing a role in the digestive tract of certain herbivores live in ________

A) rumens / nodules
B) nodules / rumens
C) nodules / fortrans
D) fortrans / rumens


Answer: B

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