Q. No.Thiobacillus is a group of bacteria helpful in carrying out:
1. Denitrification
2. Nitrogen fixation
3. Chemoautotrophic fixation
4. Nitrification
Which of the following bacteria reduce nitrate in soil into nitrogen?
1. Nitrobacter
2. Thiobacillus
3. Nitrococcus
4. Nitrosomonas
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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