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Mineral Nutrition

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Leguminous plants are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen through the process of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Which one of the following statements is not correct during this process of nitrogen fixation?

a)

Leghaemoglobin scavenges oxygen and it is pinkish in colour.

b)

Nodules act as sites for nitrogen fixation.

c)

The enzyme nitrogenase catalyses the conversion of atmospheric N2 to NH3 .

d)

Nitrogenase is insensitive to oxygen.

2.

Study the cycle shown below and select the option which gives the correct word for all the four blanks A, B, C and D

a)

A: Nitrification, B: Ammonification, C: Animals, D: Plants

b)

A: Denitrification, B: Ammonification, C: Plants, D: Animals

c)

A: Nitrification, B: Denitrification, C: Animals, D: Plants

d)

A: Denitrification, B: Nitrification, C: Plants, D: Animals

3.

An element playing important role in nitrogen fixation is

a)

Molybdenum

b)

Copper

c)

Manganese

d)

Zinc

4.

Which one of the following is not a micronutrient?

a)

Molybdenum

b)

Magnesium

c)

Zinc

d)

Boron

5.

The free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer is

a)

Beijerinckia

b)

Rhodospirillum

c)

Rhizobium

d)

Azotobacter

6.

The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is

a)

Rhizobium

b)

Azospirillum

c)

Oscillatoria

d)

Frankia

7.

Which one of the following is not an essential mineral element for plants while the remaining three are?

a)

Iron

b)

Manganese

c)

Cadmium

d)

Phosphorus

8.

The function of leghaemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is

a)

Oxygen removal

b)

Nodule differentiation

c)

Expression of nif gene

d)

Inhibition of nitrogenase activity

9.

Nitrifying bacteria

a)

Convert free nitrogen to nitrogen compounds

b)

Convert proteins into ammonia

c)

Reduce nitrates to free nitrogen

d)

Oxidize ammonia to nitrates

10.

Which one of the following elements in plants is not remobilized?

a)

Calcium

b)

Potassium

c)

Sulphur

d)

Phosphorus

11.

For its action, nitrogenase requires

a)

Light

b)

Mn2+

c)

Super oxygen radicals

d)

High input of energy

12.

Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are chemoautotrophs.

13.

The first stable product of fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants is

a)

NO2-

b)

NO3-

c)

Ammonia

d)

Glutamate

14.

Deficiency symptoms of nitrogen and potassium are visible first in

a)

Senescent leaves

b)

Young leaves

c)

Roots

d)

Buds

15.

Mineral known to be required in large amounts for plant growth include:

a)

Phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium

b)

Calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper

c)

Potassium, phosphorus, selenium, boron

d)

Magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc

16.

During biological nitrogen fixation, inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by:

a)

Xanthophyll

b)

Carotene

c)

Cytochrome

d)

Laghaemoglobin

17.

In which of the following all three are macronutrients?

a)

Boron, zinc, manganese

b)

Nitrogen, Calcium, Magnesium

c)

Molybdenum, magnesium, manganese

d)

Nitrogen, nickel, phosphorus

18.

Which is essential for the growth of root tip?

a)

Fe

b)

Ca

c)

Mn

d)

Zn