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

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition

Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus are associated with which of the...

Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus are associated with which of the following reaction?

Options

  1. AAmmonia is oxidized to nitrite
  2. BNitrite is reduced to nitrate
  3. CNitrate is reduced to ammonia
  4. DNitrate is reduced to nitrogen

Correct answer

A. Ammonia is oxidized to nitrite

Step-by-step solution

In nitrification, ammonia is first converted to nitrites (NO2−)( {NO}_{2}^{-} ) and then to nitrates. The initial step of this process is carried out by Nitrosomonas, and then nitrite is oxidized to nitrate by the action of Nitrococcus.
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