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NTA Abhyas 2020
Exam
NTA Abhyas
Year
2020
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Mineral Nutrition

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition

Conversion of NO _ 2 ^ - → NH _ 4 ^ + is called ______ and is...

Conversion of NO2−→NH4+{NO}_{2}^{-} \to {NH}_{4}^{+} is called ______ and is catalysed by______

Options

  1. ANitrate assimilation, nitrate and nitrite reductase
  2. BNitrification, nitrate and nitrite reductase
  3. CAmmonification, glutamate dehydrogenase
  4. DDenitrification, transaminase

Correct answer

A. Nitrate assimilation, nitrate and nitrite reductase

Step-by-step solution

Plant absorbs nitate from soil but cannot utilize it, and it gets converted to ammonium ion for formation of amino acid. This process is known as nitrate assimilation and is catalysed by enzyme nitrate and nitrite reductase.
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