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Chapter 27, Problem 6A
Some bacteria are capable of forming NH4+ from nitrogen gas in root nodules of leguminous plants. This is best described as a(n)
- a. oxidation.
- b. reduction.
- c. phosphorylation.
- d. carboxylation.
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