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Nitrogen Fixation and Photosynthesis
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Question
The chief source of nitrogen for green plants is
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A. atmospheric nitrogen
B. nitrates
C. ammonium salts
D. low molecular weight- organic nitrogenous compound
Correct Answer
nitrates
Nitrogen Fixation and Photosynthesis problems
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1. Organisms capable of converting N
2
to NO
3
are
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A. yeasts
B. bacteria
C. roundworms
D. moulds
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Correct Answer: bacteria
2. Chlorophyll is associated with
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A. thylakoids
B. stroma
C. cristae
D. matrix
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Correct Answer: thylakoids
3. Which of the following bacteria genus is capable of oxidizing ammonia (NH
4
)?
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A. Nitrospina
B. Nitrobacter
C. Nitrosococcus
D. Nitrosobacter
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Correct Answer: Nitrosococcus
4. During nitrogen fixation the enzyme nitrogenase catalyse the reaction. The reaction is high energy demanding which require approximately
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A. 12 ATP
B. 18 ATP
C. 25 ATP
D. 7 ATP
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Correct Answer: 18 ATP
5. Which of the following molecule is produced from the fixation of CO
2
in C4 plants?
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A. Malate
B. Oxaloacetate
C. Pyruvate
D. Alpha-ketoglutarate
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Correct Answer: Oxaloacetate
6. In the presence of carbon monoxide, nitrogen fixation
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A. increases
B. decreases
C. inhibits
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: inhibits
7. Nitrosomonous and Nitrobacter obtain their carbon for growth from
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A. organic compounds
B. carbon dioxide
C. elementary carbon
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: carbon dioxide
8. What type of long chain alcohol is esterified to plant chlorophyll molecules?
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A. Dolichol
B. Farnesol
C. Phytol
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Phytol
9. A group of about 300 chlorophyll molecule acting together to trap photons and transfer energy to the pigment molecule at the reaction center may be called as
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A. harvesting unit
B. reaction center
C. photosynthetic unit
D. chloromass
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Correct Answer: photosynthetic unit
10. Plants absorb nitrates from soil and convert them into
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A. urea
B. ammonia
C. nitrogen
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: ammonia
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