Bacteria named Rhizobium live in nodules on the roots of the soybean plant. Rhizobium converts nitrogen in the air into a form the plant can use. The roots of the plant provide Rhizobium with a source of nutrients. Which best describes the relationship between the bacteria Rhizobium and the soybean plant? A. competition B. mutualism C. parasitism D. predation
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Bacteria named Rhizobium live in nodules on the roots of the soybean plant. The roots of the plant provide Rhizobium with a source of nutrients. Rhizobium converts nitrogen in the air into a form the plant can use. Which best describes the relationship between the bacteria and the soybean plant? competition, mutualism, parasitism, predation.
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Free living Rhizobium have the ability to transform Nitrogen gas to ammonium ions. Rhizobium bacteria are also found inhabiting the roots of plants in the Legume family where Rhizobium uses carbohydrates synthesized by the plants. Which pair of terms most accurately describes the process, and, the relationship between Rhizobium and leguminous plants like alfalfa? Nitrogen fixation; mutualism Photosynthesis; mutualism Nitrogen fixation; parasitism Decomposition; mutualism
Madhur L.
The symbiotic relationship between beans and Rhizobium bacteria can be described as: Mutualistic: The Rhizobium fixes nitrogen for the plant to use and the plant provides the plant provides the Rhizobium with carbohydrates Saprophytic: The Rhizobium colonizes the dead roots of the Bean plant at the end of the growing season Parasitic: The Rhizobium colonizes the roots of the bean plant and fixes nitrogen, but causes nodules that stunt root growth Mutualistic: The bean plant fixes nitrogen that the Rhizobium needs for growth, and the Rhizobium provides protein for the plant.
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