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A bacterium found in the root nodules of leguminous plants is the:

Correct answer: D. Rhizobium

  • A. Clostridium
  • B. Azotobacter
  • C. Nitrobacter
  • D. Rhizobium

Explanation

Rhizobium lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants and fixes atmospheric nitrogen into forms the plant can use. Azotobacter is also nitrogen-fixing but normally lives freely in the soil rather than in root nodules.

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