Match Column-I with Column- II.
 

Column I Column II
(a) Nitrococcus (i) Denitrification
(b) Rhizobium (ii) Conversion of ammonia to nitrite
(c) Thiobacillus (iii) Conversion of nitrite to nitrate
(d) Nitrobactèr (iv) Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. iii i iv ii
2. iv iii ii i
3. ii iv i iii
4. i ii iii iv

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation |
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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below:
Column I                     Column II
(mineral)                 (function in humans)
I. Copper                  1. Buffer action
II. Phosphorus           2. Melaniin synthesis
III. Sulphur               3. CO2 transport
IV. Zinc                     4. Normal metabolism

Codes:

I

II

III

IV

1.

1

2

3

4

2.

2

1

4

3

3.

2

1

3

4

4.

1

2

4

3

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Study the cycle shown below and select the option which gives the correct words for all four blanks A, B, C, and D:

   

 Options:

A B C D
1. Denitrification Ammonification Plants Animals
2. Nitrification Denitrification Animals Plants
3. Denitrification Nitrification Plants Animals
4. Nitrification Ammonification Animals Plants
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Which of the following elements helps in maintaining the structure of ribosomes?

1. Magnesium

2. Zinc

3. Copper

4. Molybdenum

Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
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In Glycine max, the product of biological nitrogen fixation is transported from the root nodules to other parts as:

1. Ammonia

2. Glutamate

3. Nitrates

4. Ureides

Subtopic:  Ammonia Assimilation & Nitrogen Export |
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Biological nitrogen fixation directly results in the formation of:
1. Ammonium ions
2. Nitrate ions
3. Nitrite ions
4. Ammonia
 
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Calcium:
1. is a micronutrient for plants
2. is a constituent of cell membranes
3. is involved in opening and closing of stomata directly
4. is used in synthesis of middle lamella
Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
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To be considered as ‘toxic’, the mineral ion concentration in plants should reduce the dry weight of tissues by about:
1. 1 %
2. 2 %
3. 5 %
4. 10 %
 
Subtopic:  Mineral Deficiency & Toxicity |
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Regarding diazotrophs [biological nitrogen fixers]:
1. Frankia produces nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots of non-leguminous plants
2. Azotobacter and Beijerinckia fix atmospheric nitrogen only as symbionts
3. Rhodospirillum is aerobic
4. No cyanobacteria are diazotrophs
Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation |
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For plants the elements such as sodium, cobalt, silicon and selenium be best described as:
1. Beneficial elements
2. Toxic elements
3. Trace elements
4. Macronutrient elements
Subtopic:  Criteria for Essentiality of Elements | Classification of Nutrients |
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