Question 121525 • WCA 4130 Earth and Space Science 1st Quarter 26-27
Free nitrogen is nitrogen gas (N₂) in the atmosphere that has not been converted into a form organisms can use. Most plants and animals cannot use N₂ directly, so it must first be fixed by bacteria or other processes. Therefore, the correct choice is “nitrogen that cannot be used by organisms.”
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