Without microbes (primarily bacteria) , what would most likely happen to the world's natural nitrogen cycle?
A) Cycling would stop; most nitrogen would remain in the atmosphere as N2 gas.
B) The cycle would continue unchanged; chemical reactions would take over bacterial actions.
C) Nitrogen cycling in the oceans, which does not involve bacteria, would become dominant.
D) The cycle would continue unchanged; bacterial activity is not needed now that humans can fix nitrogen.
E) Nitrogen fixation would not occur, but nitrification and denitrification would remain unchanged.
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