Regarding nitrogen fixation, are the following statements True or False?   a) Atmospheric nitrogen is reduced to the biologically useful form NH3 (or NH4 ). b) Nitrogen fixation in nature and in the lab requires a metal cofactor or catalyst. c) The availability of fixed nitrogen limits biological productivity. d) Ammonium from the atmosphere is fixed to more usable forms of nitrogen, such as nitrite (NO2–). e) Nitrogen fixation is energetically neutral, using a negligible amount of ATP. f) The enzyme nitrogenase, which takes part in nitrogen fixation, is inactivated by oxygen.

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Regarding nitrogen fixation, are the following statements True or False?

 

a) Atmospheric nitrogen is reduced to the biologically useful form NH3 (or NH4 ).

b) Nitrogen fixation in nature and in the lab requires a metal cofactor or catalyst.

c) The availability of fixed nitrogen limits biological productivity.

d) Ammonium from the atmosphere is fixed to more usable forms of nitrogen, such as nitrite (NO2).

e) Nitrogen fixation is energetically neutral, using a negligible amount of ATP.

f) The enzyme nitrogenase, which takes part in nitrogen fixation, is inactivated by oxygen.

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