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)
Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
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NEET - 2022
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Which of the following protects nitrogenase inside the root nodule of a leguminous plant ?
1. Catalase
2. leg haemoglobin
3. Transaminase
4. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation | Nodule formation |
 90%
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NEET - 2022
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Which of the following pair represents free living nitrogen fixing aerobic bacteria?
1. Rhizobium and Frankia
2. Azotobacter and Beijernickia
3. Anabaena and Rhodospirillum
4. Pseudomonas and Thiobacillus
Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation | Nodule formation |
 73%
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NEET - 2022
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During biological nitrogen fixation, inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by?

1. Leghaemoglobin

2. Xanthophylls

3. Carotene

4. Cytochrome

Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
 93%
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NEET - 2015
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For its action, nitrogenase requires:
1.  Light
2.  Mn2+
3.  Super oxygen radicals
4.  High input of energy

Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
 56%
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AIPMT - 2012
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The function of leghemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is:
1. oxygen removal
2. nodule differentiation
3. expression of nif gene
4. inhibition of nitrogenase activity

Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
 86%
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AIPMT - 2011
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Leguminous plants are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen through the process of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Which one of the following statements 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. Leghaemoglobin scavenges oxygen and is pinkish in colour
Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
 80%
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AIPMT - 2010
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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

Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
 87%
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AIPMT - 2001
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