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  • Question
  • The physical structure of soil is improved by the accumulation of


  • Options
  • A. mold mycelium
  • B. minerals
  • C. water
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • mold mycelium 


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    • 1. Assimilative denitrification is done by

    • Options
    • A. plants
    • B. fungi
    • C. prokaryotes
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Degree of compost maturity can be assesed by

    • Options
    • A. infrared technique
    • B. germination test
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. For rapid decomposition by microbes, the substrate should have a C/N ratio of

    • Options
    • A. 10-20
    • B. 20-30
    • C. 30-40
    • D. 60-80
    • Discuss
    • 4. The nonsymbiotic bacteria which fix nitrogen live in the soil independently are

    • Options
    • A. Azotobacter
    • B. Clostridium
    • C. considerably less important in comparison to the symbiotic bacteria
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The population of algae in soil is __________ that of either bacteria or fungi.

    • Options
    • A. generally smaller than
    • B. generally greater than
    • C. equal to
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. In the process of nitrogen fixation, which of the following microorganism is involved?

    • Options
    • A. Non symbiotic microorganisms only
    • B. Symbiotic microorganisms only
    • C. Non symbiotic and symbiotic microorganisms only
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. An example of a symbiotic nitrogen fixer is

    • Options
    • A. Azotobacter
    • B. Beijerinckia
    • C. Clostridium
    • D. Rhizobium
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following microorganism use H2S as the electron donor to reduce carbon dioxide?

    • Options
    • A. Chromaticum
    • B. Chlorobium
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. Rhodomicrobium
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which are the main source of biofertilisers?

    • Options
    • A. Cyanobacteria
    • B. Bacillus
    • C. Streptococcus
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Nitrifying bacteria can not be isolated directly by the usual techniques employed to isolate hetrotrophic bacteria. The reasons may be due to

    • Options
    • A. slow growth
    • B. medium growth
    • C. fast growth
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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