AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    The process of conversion of nitrogen to ammonia by the microbes is described as

    A)  nitrification                       

    B)  denitrification

    C)  nitrogen-fixation            

    D)  Habers process

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Plants compete with microbes for the limited nitrogen that is available in soil. The process of conversion of nitrogen \[({{N}_{2}})\] to ammonia is termed as nitrogen-fixation. Only certain prokaryotic species are capable of fixing     nitrogen. The enzyme nitrogenase which is capable of nitrogen reduction is present in prokaryotes.


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