The correct response is ammonia. Living organisms can directly incorporate ammonia into their metabolism, while nitrates and nitrites typically need to be converted to ammonia before incorporation. Nitrogen gas is not usable directly and must be fixed into a usable form by certain bacteria.
Question
Living organisms can incorporate ________ into their metabolism.(1 point)
Responses
nitrates
nitrates
nitrogen gas
nitrogen gas
ammonia
ammonia
nitrites
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