With regard to the Biological Nitrogen Fixation by Rhizobium in association with soyabean, which one of the following statement/statements does not hold true?
1. Nitrogenase may require oxygen for its functioning .
2. Nitrogenase is MO-Fe protein.
3. Leg-hemoglobin is a pink coloured pigment.
4. Nitrogenase helps to convert N2 gas into two molecules of ammonia. 

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In plants with nitrogen fixing bacteria (such as alfalfa or soybeans), the presence of oxygen will poison the bacterium. Which of the following acts as a natural defense against oxygen toxicity by scavenging free oxygen in these systems?

1. Hemoglobin 2. Myoglobin
3. Leghemoglobin 4. Methemoglobin
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For biological fixation of one molecule of nitrogen into two molecules of ammonia, the number of ATP molecules needed is:

1. 4 2. 8
3. 12 4. 16
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