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

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition

The conversion of NO _ 3 ^ - to NO _ 2 ^ - occurs in

The conversion of NO3−{NO}_{3}^{-} to NO2−{NO}_{2}^{-} occurs in

Options

  1. ACytosol of plant cells
  2. BChloroplast
  3. CMitochondria
  4. DPeroxisome

Correct answer

A. Cytosol of plant cells

Step-by-step solution

Reactions throughout the course of the nitrate assimilation pathway occur in separate cells and cellular compartments; nitrate is first transferred from root epidermal cells to the cytosol of leaf cells via vascular tissues, and the subsequently reduced nitrogen species move, also via vascular tissues, from chloroplasts to sink organs.
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