ELI5 Why can’t plants absorb nitrogen from the air? Submitted by Cool-Boy57 t3_yict21 on October 31, 2022 at 1:51 PM in explainlikeimfive 42 comments 94
Bigduck73 t1_iuio1k8 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:54 PM Along with what others have said, here's an analogy. We need to breathe oxygen. H2o and co2 both contain oxygen but we definitely can't breathe them as our supply of oxygen. Technically having the atom doesn't mean it can be used the same. Permalink 1
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