Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, in the roots of soybeans, help provide a source of nitrogen to the plants. In exchange, the bacteria obtain food from the plants. The bacteria are converting

A. ammonium (NH4) to nitrate (NO3).
B. nitrate (NO3) to ammonium (NH4).
C. nitrogen gas (N2) to nitrate (NO3).
D. nitrogen gas (N2) to ammonium (NH4).
E. nitrate (NO3) to nitrogen gas (N2).


D. nitrogen gas (N2) to ammonium (NH4).

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