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The diagnostic enzyme for denitrification is
Options
A. nitrate reductase
B. nitrate oxidase
C. nitro oxidoreductase
D. none of these
Correct Answer
nitrate reductase
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1. Which of the following statement is not true about composition of biogas?
Options
A. It is composed almost exclusively of methane and carbon dioxide
B. It also contains with traces of H
2
S, N
2
, H
2
and CO
C. It also contains with traces of O
2
and Cl
2
D. Both (a) and (b)
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Correct Answer: It also contains with traces of O
2
and Cl
2
2. Which of the following is capable of oxidizing sulfur to sulfates?
Options
A.
Thiobacillus thiooxidans
B.
Desulfotomaculum
C.
Rhodospirillum
D.
Rhodomicrobium
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Correct Answer:
Thiobacillus thiooxidans
3. Nitrifying bacteria can not be isolated directly by the usual techniques employed to isolate hetrotrophic bacteria. The reasons may be due to
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A. slow growth
B. medium growth
C. fast growth
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: slow growth
4. Which are the main source of biofertilisers?
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A. Cyanobacteria
B. Bacillus
C. Streptococcus
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Cyanobacteria
5. Which of the following microorganism use H
2
S as the electron donor to reduce carbon dioxide?
Options
A.
Chromaticum
B.
Chlorobium
C. Both (a) and (b)
D.
Rhodomicrobium
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
6. Syntrophism involves
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A. exchange of nutrients between two species
B. exchange of nutrients among species
C. no exchange of nutrients between two species
D. no exchange of nutrients among species
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Correct Answer: exchange of nutrients between two species
7. The breakdown of cattle manure in biogas is accomplished by which of the following type of bacteria?
Options
A. Hydrolytic
B. Transitional
C. methanogenic
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: All of these
8. Which of the following is correct?
Options
A. Mycorrhizae are fungi that form a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with plant roots
B. The fungi aid in transmitting nutrients and water to the plant roots
C. The increased nutrient availability from mycorrhizae is thought to be due to the additional absorbing surface provided by the fungi
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
9. The microbial ecosystem of soil includes
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A. biotic components of soil
B. abiotic components of soil
C. biotic and abiotic components of soil
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: biotic and abiotic components of soil
10. The phenomenon of commensalism refers to a relationship between organisms in which
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A. one species of a pair benefits
B. both the species of a pair benefit
C. one species of a pair is more benefited
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: one species of a pair benefits
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