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How do consumers get nitrogen?

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The nitrogen in the air cannot be used by producers and consumers. It must be fixed or converted by bacteria in the ground into a useable form for plants called nitrates. Some plants called legumes (beans and clover) actually have bacteria in their roots.
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It must be fixed or converted by bacteria in the ground into a useable form for plants called nitrates
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