Leghaemoglobin helps in from Biology Mineral Nutrition

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51.

Animals take phosphorus from

  • water

  • plants

  • rock

  • soil


52.

In the given diagram A and B represent

  •              A               B
    Mineralisation Demineralisation
  •              A               B
    Ammonification Denitrification
  •              A               B
    Denitrification Ammonification
  •              A               B
    Denitrification Mineralisation

53.

Which of the following sugars is not plants?

  • sucrose

  • glucose

  • lactose

  • fructose


54.

Which one of the following is not a microelement for plants?

  • Cu

  • B

  • Zn

  • Cr


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55.

Which of the following is correct set of micronutrient for plants?

  • Mg, Si, Fe, Cu, Ca

  • Cu, Fe, Zn, B, Mn

  • Mg, Fe, Zn, B, Mn

  • Mo, Zn, Cl, Mg, Ca


56.

Hydroponics is

  • nutrient less culture

  • water less culture

  • soilless culture

  • none of these


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57.

Leghaemoglobin helps in

  • imparting colour to floral petals

  • protecting nitrogenase from O2

  • destroying bacteria

  • transport of food in plants


B.

protecting nitrogenase from O2

Leghaemoglobin is a pinkish pigment present inside the root nodules of nitrogen fixing plants like legumes. It is an oxygen scavenger and is related to blood pigment haemoglobin. It protects nitrogen fixing enzyme nitrogenase from oxygen. The most important bacteria present inside the nodules is Rhizobium.


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58.

Which among the following is a rootless plant?

  • Nymphaea

  • Sagittaria

  • Ceratophyllum

  • Vallisneria


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59.

Assertion : Plants absorb sulphur in the form of sulphate ions.

Reason : Sulphur bacteria are required for the formation of sulphate.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


60.

The function of leghaemoglobin during biological nitrogen fixation in root nodules of legumes is to

  • convert atmospheric N2 to NH3

  • convert ammonia to nitrite

  • transport oxygen for activity of nitrogenase

  • protect nitrogenase from oxygen


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