Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
Nitrifying bacteria...

Nitrifying bacteria

A

reduce nitrates to free nitrogen

B

oxidize ammonia to nitrates

C

convert free nitrogen to nitrogen compounds

D

convert proteins into ammonia

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • MINERAL NUTRITION

    CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH|Exercise ARCHIVES|39 Videos

  • LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT

    CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH|Exercise ARCHIVES|12 Videos

  • MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

    CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH|Exercise Archives|41 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Conjugation in bacteria was discovered by Or The sexuality in bacteria was established by

The mode of the nutrition of bacteria is usually-

Plants that have mutualistic relations with nitrogen-fixing bacteria receive from the bacteria

Plants that have mutualistic relations with nitrogen-fixing bacteria receive from the bacteria

Plants that have symbiotic relations with nitrogen-fixing bacteria provide the bacteria with:

Plants that have mutualistic relations with nitrogen-fixing bacteria provide the bacteria with

Plants that have mutualistic relations with nitrogen-fixing bacteria provide the bacteria with

The salt loving bacteria are known as

Peritrichous bacteria have flagella

The common mode of reproduction in bacteria is

CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH-MINERAL NUTRITION-ARCHIVES
  1. One of the free-living, anaerobic nitrogenfixer is

    Text Solution

    |

  2. The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Nitrifying bacteria

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Which one of the following elements (miconutrients) in plants is not r...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen fixing sym- biont-is found in

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Companion cells are closely associated with

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Identify the labels X and Y in the given outline of N(2) cycle and sel...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Leguminous plants are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen through the pro...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. The function of leghaemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A nitrogen fixing microbe associated with the fern Azolla in rice fiel...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Best defined function of Maganese in green plants is

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Which one of the following is wrong statement ?

    Text Solution

    |

  14. For its activity, carboxypeptidase requires

    Text Solution

    |

  15. For its action, nitrogenase requires

    Text Solution

    |

  16. The first stable product of fixation of atmo- spheric nitrogen in legu...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Deficiency symptoms of nitrogen and potas- sium are visible first in

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Which one gives the most valid and recent explanation for stomatal mov...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Minerals known to be required in large amounts for plant growth includ...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Root pressure develops due to

    Text Solution

    |