Which of the following macronutrients does not form components of fertiliser?

(1) N,P

(2) P,S

(3) K,S

(4) S,Zn

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
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Nitrogen:
Find the incorrect one.
1. Plants compete with microbes for it.
2. It is a limiting nutrient for both natural and agricultural ecosystem
3. Nitrogen has triple covalent bonds
4. Nitrogen fixation is conversion of nitrogen into nitrate

Subtopic:  Ammonia Assimilation & Nitrogen Export | Nitrogen Metabolism: 1 | Nitrogen metabolism |
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In nature, ……….. and ……….. provide enough energy to convert Nitrogen to nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2, N2O).

(1) Lightning, Forest fires

(2) Industrial combustions, UV radiation

(3) Forest fire, Lightning

(4) Lightning, UV radiation

Subtopic:  Ammonia Assimilation & Nitrogen Export | Nitrogen Metabolism: 1 | Nitrogen metabolism |
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Decomposition of organic nitrogen of dead plants and animals into ammonia is called

(1) Nitrogen Fixation

(2) Ammonification

(3) Nitrification

(4) Denitrification

Subtopic:  Ammonia Assimilation & Nitrogen Export |
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Which of the type of fixation leads to fixation of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia?

(1) Biological nitrogen fixation

(2) Industrial nitrogen fixation

(3) Electrical nitrogen fixation

(4) Both A and B

Subtopic:  Ammonia Assimilation & Nitrogen Export |
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Ammonia is first oxidized to nitrite by the bacteria except

(1) Nitrosomonas

(2) Nitrococcus

(3) Nitrobacter

(4) All of these

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Metabolism: 1 | Nitrogen metabolism |
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Nitrite is oxidized to Nitrate by the bacterium

(1) Nitrococcus

(2) Nitrosomonas

(3) Nitrobacter

(4) Thiobacillus

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Metabolism: 1 | Nitrogen metabolism |
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The nitrifying bacteria are

(1) Photoautotroph

(2) Chemoautotroph

(3) Nitrotroph

(4) Organotroph

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Metabolism: 1 | Nitrogen metabolism |
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Denitrification occurs in

(1) Leaves

(2) Roots

(3) Soil

(4) Environment

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Metabolism: 1 | Nitrogen Metabolism:2 | Nitrogen metabolism | Nitrogen Metabolism |
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Plants absorb which form of Nitrogen?

(1) Ammonia

(2) Nitrate

(3) Nitrite

(4) Nitrogen

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Metabolism: 1 | Nitrogen metabolism |
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