Assertion: nitrogen | /r/MadeOf | available
Facets:
value: to plants
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: through their activities
type: MANNER
value: in a "fixed" form
type: OTHER
value: to plants by symbiotic bacteria
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: through a series of microbial transformations
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Through a series of microbial transformations, however, nitrogen is made available to plants, which in turn ultimately sustain all animal life.
text: This nitrogen is made available to plants by symbiotic bacteria which can convert the inert nitrogen into a usable form – such as nitrites and nitrates.
text: To be nutritious to plants, nitrogen must be made available in a "fixed" form.
text: Through their activities (which supply them with all their energy needs), nitrogen is made available to the roots of plants.