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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 nitrate to nitrogen is called & & &

The conversion of nitrate to nitrogen is called
&

Options

  1. ANitrification
  2. BDenitrification
  3. CAmmonification
  4. DNitrogen fixation

Correct answer

B. Denitrification

Step-by-step solution

Denitrification is the reduction of nitrate to gaseous compounds of nitrogen. Under anaerobic conditions, some microorganisms use nitrate and other oxidized ions as a source of oxygen, e.g., Pseudomonas denitrificans, Thiobacillus denitrificans, Micrococcus denitrificans, etc.
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