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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 26.1, Problem 4SB
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The difference between nitrification and nitrogen fixation. Also, the importance of nitrogen-fixing prokaryotes is to be explained.

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Prokaryotic cells are primitive cells that lack a well-formed nucleus and organelles. The metabolic properties of prokaryotes greatly differ from each other. Prokaryotic cells metabolize several molecules like carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. They use nitrogen as their final electron acceptor or to convert it into other soluble forms like nitrates and ammonia.

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