Metabolism of Nitrogen in Plants
Metabolism of Nitrogen in Plants: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Nitrogen Cycle, Nitrogen Fixation, Parasitic Plants, Transamination, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Denitrification, Nitrification, Ammonification, Nitrogen Metabolism, Reductive Amination and, Nitrogenase Enzyme
Important Questions on Metabolism of Nitrogen in Plants
Leghaemoglobin helps in:
The enzyme responsible for the reduction of molecular nitrogen to the level of ammonia in the leguminous root nodule is:
Nodules with nitrogen fixing bacteria are found in
What is true for cyanobacteria?
Pigment leghaemoglobin is present in the roots of:
How many ATP are required for the formation of one molecule of by the nitrogenase enzyme?
Reaction carried out by metabolising microbes include
I.
II.
Which of the following statements about these equations is not true?
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 |
The enzyme nitrogenase is a
Which of the following bacterium causes denitrification?
For its activity, nitrogenase requires
Which one is not a free living nitrogen fixer?
Denitrification is carried out by
Select the mismatched pair from the following,
Which one of the following statements about nitrogenase is correct?
Root nodule is formed due to the _____ association between the leguminous plant and the host-specific bacteria called the Rhizobium.
Choose the correct statement.
Study the following model of Nitrogen cycle.
Identify the concerned bacterium in step (D).
Select the correct answer.
The following are the host plants along with the microorganisms which fix atmospheric nitrogen. Find out their correct match.
I. Frankia - Alms
II. Rhizobium - Alfalfa
III. Anabaena - Wheat
IV. Rhodospirillum - Casuarina