In which of the following, all three are macronutrients?
1. Iron, copper, molybdenum
2. Molybdenum, magnesium, manganese
3. Nitrogen, magnesium, phosphorus
4. Boron, zinc, manganese
During biological nitrogen fixation, inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by
1. leghaemoglobin
2. xanthophyll
3. carotene
4. cytochrome
Deficiency symptoms of nitrogen and potassium are visible first in
1. senescent leaves | 2. young leaves |
3. roots | 4. buds |
The first stable product of fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants is
1.
2. ammonia
3.
4. glutamate
A nitrogen fixing microbe associated with Azolla in rice fields is
1. Spirulina
2. Anabaena
3. Frankia
4. Tolypothrix
Nitrifying bacteria
1. convert free nitrogen to nitrogen compounds
2. convert proteins into ammonia
3. reduce nitrates to free nitrogen
4. oxidize ammonia to nitrates
An organism used as a biofertilizer for raising soyabean crop is
1. Azospirillum
2. Rhizobium
3. Nostoc
4. Azotobacter
An element playing important role in nitrogen fixation is
1. molybdenum
2. copper
3. manganese
4. zinc
Which one of the following is not a micronutrient?
1. Molybdenum
2. Magnesium
3. Zinc
4. Boron
The free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer is
1. Beijerinckia
2. Rhodospirillum
3. Rhizobium
4. Azotobacter