The product(s) of the reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are.
1. Nitrate alone
2. Ammonia and oxygen
3. Ammonia and hydrogen
4. Ammonia alone

Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
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Roots of which plant contains a pink pigment that has an affinity for oxygen:
1.  Carrot
2.  Soyabean
3.  Mustard
4.  Radish

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During biological nitrogen fixation, inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by
1. leghaemoglobin
2. xanthophyll
3. carotene
4. cytochrome

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The first stable product of fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants is
1. NO2-
2. ammonia
3. NO3-
4. glutamate

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation | Nodule formation |
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Leguminuous plants are able to fix atmoshpheric nitrogen through the process of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Which one of the following statement is not correct during this process of nitrogen fixation ?
1. Nodules act as sites for nitrogen fixation
2. The enzyme nitrogenase catalyses the conversion of atmospheric N2 to NH3
3. Nitrogenase is insensitive to oxygen
4. Leghamoglobin scavenges oxygen and pinkish in color.

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For its action, nitrogenase requires :
1.  Light
2.  Mn2+
3.  Super oxygen radicals
4.  High input of energy

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Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(a) Porins (i) Pink coloured nodules
(b) leg haemoglobin (ii) Lumen of thylakoid
(c) H+ accumulation (iii) Amphibolic pathway
(d) Respiration (iv) Huge pores in outer membrane of mitochondria

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
2. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
3. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
4. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
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