JIPMER 2008
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Mineral Nutrition
JIPMER 2008 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition
Nitrifying bacteria are able to
Nitrifying bacteria are able to
Options
- Aconvert atmospheric nitrogen into soluble forms
- Bconvert ammonia to nitrate
- Cammonia to nitrogen
- Dnitrate to nitrogen
Correct answer
B. convert ammonia to nitrate
Step-by-step solution
Most of the ammonia produced in the soil is acted upon by nitrifying bacteria. Ammonia is changed to nitrate. The reaction occurs in two steps nitrite formation (eg, Nitrosomonas) and nitrate formation (eg, Nitrobacter).