Which of the following would you expect to happen if nitrifying bacteria were not present in a soil?

a. Plants would take up nitrogen for their use mainly as NH4
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b. Plants would not survive because they could not get useful nitrogen
c. Plants would take up nitrogen for their use mainly as N2
d. Plants would take up nitrogen for their use mainly as NH3
e. Plants would take up nitrogen for their use mainly as NO3


A

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