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Option: 1

Higher plants generally utilize the reduced forms of nitrogen such as nitrate ( \small NO_3^- ) and nitrite ( \small NO_2^- ) 


Option: 2

Nitrogen exists as two nitrogen atoms joined by a very strong triple covalent bond (N ≡N). 


Option: 3

Decomposition of organic nitrogen of dead plants and animals into ammonia is called ammonification.


Option: 4

The nitrates are soluble in water and are directly absorbed by the roots of the plants.


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Higher plants generally utilize the oxidized forms such as nitrate \small 
(NO_3^-) and nitrite \small (NO_2^-) or the reduced form (N) of nitrogen which is made available by a variety of nitrogen fixers. Hence, the correct answer is option a.

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