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Photoautotrophic bacteria synthesize food material by using
I) Chemical energy in organic substances
II) CO2
III) Organic form of carbon
IV) Light energy

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Important Questions on Microbiology

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Study the following table

  Organism Group Process
I) Rhodospirillum Non-sulphur bacterium Photo heterotroph
II) Bacillus Purple sulphur Bacteria Chemo autotroph
III) Xanthomonas Parasitic bacterium Chemo heterotroph
IV) Rhizobium symbiont bacterium Photo heterotroph

Which two taxa shows the correct combination?

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Photosynthetic bacteria which help in nitrogen fixation is / are
I) Rhodospirillum
II) Azospirillum
III) Clostridium
IV) Chlorobacterium
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Study the following table

  Type Example Role
I) Sulphur Bacterium Thiobacillus thiooxidans Oxidation of elemental sulphur
II) Nitrogen fixing Bacterium Nitrobacter Oxidation of nitrites
III) Iron Bacterium Thiobacillus thiooxidans Oxidation of Ferric salts to ferrous ions
IV) Hydrogen Bacterium Hydrogenomonas Oxidation of H2

The correct combination is

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  List-I List-II List-III
I) Ammonifying Bacterium Bacillus Converts Proteins into NH3
II) Nitrifying Bacterium Nitrosomonas Oxidation of ammonia
III) Nitrogen-fixing Bacterium Chlorobacterium Fix dinitrogen
IV) Nitrifying Bacterium Nitrobacter Oxidation of nitrite
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Identify the correct pair of combination:

I) Parbhani Kranti  Resistance to Virus Bhindi
II) Pusa Gaurav Resistance to Aphids Mustard
III) Pusa Sadabahar Resistance to fruit borer Cow pea
IV) Pusa Shubhra Resistance to white rust Cauliflower
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Identify the correct pair of combinations:
I) Viroid - Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis
II) Prion - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
III) Measles virus - Glycoprotein projections
IV) Rabies virus - Polyhedral symmetry
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Assertion (A) : Azolla is used as a biofertilizer in rice fields.

Reason (R) : Azolla contains nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in its root nodules.

The correct answer is

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Identify the role of lectins in the formation of root nodules in legumes.