Biology
How do bacteria help plants?
+ Curated links to activities about the nitrogen cycle and eutrophication
+ Background video on nitrogen fixation
+ Audio version of article
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+ Curated links to activities about the nitrogen cycle and eutrophication
+ Background video on nitrogen fixation
+ Audio version of article
+ Two reading levels available
+ Curated links to GMO growing experiment and NSTA case study about GMOs
+ Article translated into Spanish
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