Biology 2e
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Chapter 25, Problem 22RQ
How do mosses contribute to returning nitrogen to the soil?
- Mosses fix nitrogen from the air
- Mosses harbor cyanobacteria that fix nitrogen
- Mosses die and return nitrogen to the soil
- Mosses decompose rocks and release nitrogen.
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