What word describes the relationship between the plant and nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

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Evan Holbrook
Nov 19, 2017

A symbiotic relationship (symbiosis).

Explanation:

A symbiotic relationship is where two organisms contribute positively to each others' survival.

In the case of plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria, the bacteria supply the plants with nitrates and the plants supply the bacteria with a home (in the case of legumes and rhizobacteria).

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