Question

The author of Passage 1 indicates that the relationship between soil bacteria and legumes is

Choose 1 answer:
mutually advantageous to both the bacteria and the plants.
responsible for a decrease in the plants’ survival rates.
more beneficial to the bacteria than to the plants.
a possible explanation for the soil’s nitrogen deficiency.

Answer 1

mutually advantageous to both the bacteria and the plants.

Step-by-step explanation:

Legumes are able to form a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria called rhizobia. The result of this symbiosis is to form nodules on the plant root, within which the bacteria can convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia that can be used by the plant.

Answer 2

mutually advantageous to both the bacteria and the plants.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the best answer. The author states that " stabiotic arrangement" between legumes and soil bacteria "benefits both parties," In other words, the arrangement is beneficial or advantageous to both the bacteria and the plants.