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← HistoryWhich benefit resulted when Aztec chinampa agriculture extended into saline lake Texcoco shoreline?
A)Nitrogen fixation from halophilic bacteria✓
B)Reduced methane emission from drainage
C)Natural pest control via aquatic predators
D)Increased phosphorus from volcanic ash
💡 Explanation
When chinampas reached saline areas, naturally occurring halophilic cyanobacteria in the soil performed nitrogen fixation because of their adaptation to high salinity, thereby enriching the soil with available nitrogen. Therefore nitrogen fixation through bacteria results, rather than reduced methane, natural pest control, or greater phosphorus which are enabled by different mechanisms.
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