If Nitrogen isn't broken, how can it be fixed?
refering to plants and how this process is unfolded.
2007-10-28 05:24:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Agriculture
How can it be fixed if it is not broken? I guess that is supposed to be funny because you don't sound that dumb. I think your name says it all. You act like a troll.
2007-10-31 15:19:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A better name would be Nitrogen Capture. That would keep you from getting hung up with the word "fixing." This is the process that some plants use to get the nitrogen needed as a nutrient from the air where it is diatomic N2 nitrogen and make it it into the nitrogen atom needed for creating fertilizing nitrates. Legumes like beans and peas use this process.
2007-10-28 13:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nitrogen isnt "broken" to begin with. nitrogen fixation is ust a term used to describe the process in which nitrogen is taken from the atmosphere and converted into other compounds that plants can use. nitrogen fixation is preformed by prokaryotes and other organisms like termites.
2007-10-28 12:42:59 · answer #3 · answered by The Wishmaker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋