Select the mismatch.

(1) Frankia                      Alnus

(2) Rhodospirillium            Mycorrhiza

(3) Anabaena                   Nitrogen fixer

(4) Rhizobium                 Alfa-fa

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation |
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Which is essential for the growth of root tip?
(1) Zn

(2) Fe

(3) Ca

(4) Mn

Subtopic:  Criteria for Essentiality of Elements |
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In which of the following, all three are macronutrients?
(1) Iron, copper, molybdenum

(2) Molybdenum, magnesium, manganese

(3) Nitrogen, magnesium, phosphorus

(4) Boron, zinc, manganese

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
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Minerals known to be required in large amounts for plant growth include

1. Phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium

2. calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper

3. potassium, phosphorus, selenium, boron

4. magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
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The most abundant intracellular cation is

1. Na+

2. Ca2+

3. H+

4. K+

Subtopic:  Mineral Function | Classification of Nutrients |
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The first stable product of fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants is

1. NO2-

2. ammonia

3. NO3-

4. glutamate

Subtopic:  Ammonia Assimilation & Nitrogen Export |
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Best defined function of manganese in green plants is

1. photolysis of water

2. Calvin cycle

3. nitrogen fixation

4. water absorption

Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
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Which one of the following is the wrong statement?

1. Anabaena and Nostoc are capable of fixing nitrogen in a free-living state also

2. Root nodule-forming nitrogen fixers live as aerobes under free-living conditions

3. Phosphorus is a constituent of cell membranes, certain nucleic acids, and all proteins

4. Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are chemoautotrophs

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation |
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A nitrogen fixing microbe associated with Azolla in rice fields is

1. Spirulina

2. Anabaena

3. Frankia

4. Tolypothrix

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation |
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The function of leghaemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is 

(1) oxygen removal

(2) nodule differentiation

(3) expression of nif gene

(4) inhibition of nitrogenase activity

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation | Nodule formation |
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