Submitted by Cool-Boy57 t3_yict21 in explainlikeimfive
WritingTheRongs t1_iuisqmx wrote
Reply to comment by Sand_Trout in ELI5 Why can’t plants absorb nitrogen from the air? by Cool-Boy57
how are lowly bacteria able to do something that's too difficult for a plant or animal cell??
Sand_Trout t1_iuiyv35 wrote
Because they can deal with in on a small scale and have very short times between generations, which then allows batacteria to evolve much faster than multi-celular organisms.
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