Because plants lack the ability to directly utilize the ______ present in the atmosphere, their abundance often depends on bacterial populations present within the soil.

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Plants cannot use atmospheric nitrogen directly, so they depend on nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil to convert it into a usable form. Oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide are all directly utilized by plants.

Because Plants Lack the Ability to Directly Utilize the ______