Correct answer: (B) Atmospheric N₂ to ammonia by Azotobacter
Explanation
Free-living Azotobacter fixes atmospheric nitrogen without a legume-nodule symbiosis, so **B**. Rhizobium in nodules is symbiotic fixation. Nitrate-to-N₂ is denitrification, and nitrate-to-ammonia is nitrate reduction rather than fixation of atmospheric N₂.
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