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Can most organisms use "free" nitrogen gas in the atmosphere?
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Can most organisms use "free" nitrogen gas in the atmosphere?

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No, because “free” nitrogen is not combined with other kinds of atoms.
Most organisms can use nitrogen only once it has been "fixed" or combined with other elements to form nitrogen-containing compounds.
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