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Define denitrification.

Important Questions on Mineral Nutrition

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Select the mismatched pair from the following,
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Assertion (A): Free-living bacteria such as Rhizobium and Frankia can help in the biological fixation of dinitrogen in the roots of angiospermous plants.

Reason (R): Prokaryotes exclusively contain nitrogenase enzyme which can catalyze the oxidation reaction of dinitrogen to glutamate.

The correct answer is:

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Rhizobium forms a symbiotic association with roots in legumes and fixes atmospheric nitrogen. Which of the following statement is correct about this process?

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Study the following illustration of nitrogen cycle and identify A, B and C in it.
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Thiobacillus is a group of bacteria helpful in carrying out:
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Assertion (A):- Some plants growing in N2 rich soils can obtain their nitrogen from insects.

Reason R): - Bacteria inhabiting the root system of Fabaceae plants can fix atmosphere nitrogen.

The correct option among the following is:

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In biological nitrogen-fixation, the enzyme nitrogenase converts
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Explain the steps involved in the formation of root nodules.
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The product(s) of reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are:
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In Glycine max, the product of biological nitrogen fixation is transported from the root nodules to other parts as:
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Nitrogen-fixation is inhibited by oxygen. However, in aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, nitrogen is fixed in the presence of oxygen. Nitrogenase in such organisms is protected by which one of the following mechanisms?
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Which of one of the following is detrimental to soil fertility?
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Explain the steps involved in the formation of the root nodule.
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Match Column - I with Column - II.

List-I List-II
(a) Nitrococcus (i) Denitrification
(b) Rhizobium (ii) Conversion of ammonia to nitrite
(c) Thiobacillus (iii) Conversion of nitrite to nitrate
(d) Nitrobacter (iv) Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia
Choose the correct answer from options given below.
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Explain the steps involved in the formation of root nodule.
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Microbes are useful to human beings in diverse ways. If so, name the following:

Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium.

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Explain the different steps involved in the formation of root nodules.
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The nitrogen cycle is given below. Identify A and B in it.

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Which one of the following statements about nitrogenase is correct?
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During biological nitrogen fixation, inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by: