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O-LevelBiologyEcology & Environment5090/12 · May/June 2016 · Q301 Mark

The diagram shows some structures, Q, on the roots of a bean plant. [Figure of plant roots with structures Q] Which chemical change fixes nitrogen in these structures?

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Aammonium salts to nitrates
Bnitrogen to ammonium salts
Cproteins to amino acids
Dproteins to amino acids

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B: nitrogen to ammonium salts

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Ecology & Environment, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 30.

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