Practice mode Soil Science

How does Azotobacter fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil?

Correct answer B. Non-symbiotically

Explanation

Azotobacter is a free-living aerobic bacterium that fixes nitrogen without forming nodules or partnerships with plants, unlike Rhizobium, which fixes nitrogen symbiotically in legume root nodules.

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