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

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition

Which one of the following organisms has a role in converting...

Which one of the following organisms has a role in converting ammonia into nitrites?

Options

  1. ARhizobium
  2. BNitrobacter
  3. CNitrosomonas
  4. DPseudomonas

Correct answer

C. Nitrosomonas

Step-by-step solution

Ammonia is converted into nitrate by nitrifying activities of bacteria, this process is called nitrification. Soil bacteria such as Nitrosomonas and Nitrosococcus convert ammonia to nitrite.

NH3+3O2→2HNO2+2H2ON{H}_{3} + 3{O}_{2} \to 2HN{O}_{2} + 2{H}_{2}O
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