Living organisms can incorporate _________ into their metabolism

a. ammonia
b. nitrogen gas
c. nitrites
d. nitrates

1 answer

Living organisms can incorporate a. ammonia, c. nitrites, and d. nitrates into their metabolism, primarily in the context of nitrogen metabolism. However, b. nitrogen gas (N₂) is generally not directly usable by most organisms and typically requires a process like nitrogen fixation to be incorporated into organic molecules.

Therefore, the best choices for direct incorporation into metabolism are a. ammonia, c. nitrites, and d. nitrates.