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Important Questions on Plants and Minerals Nutrition
Assertion Free-living bacteria such as Rhizobium and Frankia can help in the biological fixation of dinitrogen in the roots of angiospermous plants.
Reason Prokaryotes exclusively contain nitrogenase enzyme which can catalyze the oxidation reaction of dinitrogen to glutamate.
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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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Nodule formation involves a sequence of multiple interactions between _____ bacteria and the roots of the host plant. (Azotobacter, Clostridium, Rhizobium)
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The process which involves conversion of nitrates and nitrites into ammonia, nitrogen oxide and nitrogen is called _____. (denitrification, nitrification, ammonification)
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In the given diagram A and B represent:
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_____ is the most important source of nitrogen to the plant. (Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite)
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A haemoglobin like compound is synthesised in the root nodules of pea plants called _____. (leghaemoglobin, carotenoid, phycobilin)
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The process of converting ammonia to nitrate is known as _____. (ammonification, denitrification, nitrogen fixation, nitrification)
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