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SCI 200--Final Milestone 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed Choose the statement about nitrogen and nitrogen fixation that is FALSE. The roots of certain plants contain microorganisms that absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere and pass it on to animals. Last document update:   ago

x Choose the statement about nitrogen and nitrogen fixation that is FALSE. The roots of certain plants contain microorganisms that absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere and pass it on to animals. When an animal dies, microorganisms convert the nitrogen in its proteins and muscles into a form that plants can eat. Nitrogen makes up about 22% of the atmosphere and is an important biological compound found in DNA. Nitrogen in the atmosphere is not useable, so it needs to be "fixed" to be of ...