Question

describe how nitrogen gets fixed in nature

Answer 1

Answer:

Nitrogen is fixed, or combined, in nature as nitric oxide by lightning and ultraviolet rays, but more significant amounts of nitrogen are fixed as ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates by soil microorganisms. ... Within the nodules, the bacteria convert free nitrogen to ammonia, which the host plant utilizes for its development.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Nitrogen fixation in nature

Nitrogen is fixed, or combined, in nature as nitric oxide by lightning and ultraviolet rays, but more significant amounts of nitrogen are fixed as ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates by soil microorganisms. More than 90 percent of all nitrogen fixation is effected by them.