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The exudation of xylem sap drops on the edges of leaves is called

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Important Questions on Plants and Minerals Nutrition

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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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In biological nitrogen-fixation, the enzyme nitrogenase converts
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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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The product(s) of reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are:
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Chemical nitrogen fixation is used in _____ process.
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Which is correct about nitrogen fixation by legumes? They fix nitrogen through,
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A free living nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium which can also form symbiotic association with the water fern Azolla is
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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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Root nodules for nitrogen fixation of a non-leguminous tree possess
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_____ is the most important source of nitrogen to the plant. (Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite)

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Which of the following is considered to be the best chemical method of fixing atmospheric nitrogen?
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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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If by radiation all nitrogenase enzymes are inactivated, then there will be no
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The process of converting ammonia to nitrate is known as _____. (ammonification, denitrification, nitrogen fixation, nitrification)

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Which of the following is a free-living, nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in the soil?
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An example of a legume having symbiotic association with two nitrogen fixing bacteria (Rhizobium and Aerorhizobium) i: