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Question
Nitrogen fixation is shown by prokaryotes and not by eukaryotes. Comment.
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Solution
Nitrogen fixation is the process in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted to ammonia (NH3) in the presence of an enzyme nitrogenase. This process is in prokaryotes due to the presence of nitrogenase.
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