Q. No.Which of the following bacteria reduce nitrate in soil into nitrogen?
1. Nitrobacter
2. Thiobacillus
3. Nitrococcus
4. Nitrosomonas
Thiobacillus is a group of bacteria helpful in carrying out:
1. Denitrification
2. Nitrogen fixation
3. Chemoautotrophic fixation
4. Nitrification
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
Match the following concerning essential elements and their functions in plants:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Iron | (i) | Photolysis of water |
| (b) | Zinc | (ii) | Pollen germination |
| (c) | Boron | (iii) | Required for chlorophyll biosynthesis |
| (d) | Manganese | (iv) | IAA biosynthesis |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
| 2. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| 3. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 4. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
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
Which of the following elements helps in maintaining the structure of ribosomes?
1. Magnesium
2. Zinc
3. Copper
4. Molybdenum
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 |
| List I | List II | ||
| (a) | Manganese | (i) | Activates the enzyme catalase |
| (b) | Magnesium | (ii) | Required for pollen germination |
| (c) | Boron | (iii) | Activates enzymes of respiration |
| (d) | Iron | (iv) | Functions in splitting of water during photosynthesis |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
| 4. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
1. Beijernickia
2. Rhizobium
3. Frankia
4. Rhodospirillum
Which one of the following process is responsible for the release of \(N_2\) in the atmosphere?
1. Industrial Nitrogen fixation
2. Ammonification
3. Denitrification
4. Biological nitrogen fixation
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