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#Question id: 11393


Given that the enzymes that catalyze nitrogen fixation are inhibited by oxygen, what are two ʺstrategiesʺ that nitrogen-fixing prokaryotes might use to protect these enzymes from oxygen?

1.  couple them with photosystem II (the photosystem that splits water molecules)

2.  package them in membranes that are impermeable to all gases

3.  be obligate anaerobes

4.  be strict aerobes

5.  package these enzymes in specialized cells or compartments that inhibit oxygen entry

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
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