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N2 -fixing blue-green alga Anabaena which is extensively used in rice cultivation, forms symbiotic association with

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Important Questions on Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition

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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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In biological nitrogen-fixation, the enzyme nitrogenase converts
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Select the mismatched pair from the following,
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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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The product(s) of reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are:
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Study the following illustration of nitrogen cycle and identify A, B and C in it.
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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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Explain the steps involved in the formation of root nodule.
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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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The nitrogen cycle is given below. Identify A and B in it.

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Which one of the following microbes take part in nitrification?
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Which one of the following statements about nitrogenase is correct?
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Which one of the following produces nitrogen fixing nodules on the roots of Alnus ?
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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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Explain the steps involved in the formation of the root nodule.
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Explain the different steps involved in the formation of root nodules.
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Explain the steps involved in the formation of root nodules.
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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.

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Thiobacillus is a group of bacteria helpful in carrying out:
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Which of one of the following is detrimental to soil fertility?