AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2014

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    Which of the following processes will be most adversely affected if microorganisms are removed from a forest ecosystem?

    A)  Solar energy fixation and nutrient cycling

    B)  Decomposition of organic matter and photosynthesis

    C)  Nitrogen-fixation and decomposition of organic matter

    D)  Carbon assimilation and nitrogen-fixation

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     If microbes are removed from a forest ecosystem, nitrogen-fixation and decomposition of organic matter will be high affected. There are many nitrogen-fixing microbes involved in biological nitrogen-fixation. Bacteria and fungi secrete enzymes to degrade organic matter into simpler inorganic substances.


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