Description : Biofertilizers convert nitrogen to (1) nitrates (2) ammonia (3) nitrogenase (4) amino acids
Last Answer : (2) ammonia Explanation: Bio-fertilizers are microorganisms which bring about nutrient enrichment of soil by enhancing the availability of nutrients to crops. The micro-organisms which act as bio ... bacteria convert free nitrogen to ammonia, which the host plant utilizes for its development.
Description : Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into (a) Free nitrogen (b) Urea (c) Ammonia (d) Proteins
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Nitrifying bacteria (a) oxidise ammonia to nitrates (b) convert free nitrogen to nitrogen compounds (c) convert proteins into ammonia (d) reduce nitrates to free nitrogen.
Last Answer : (a) oxidise ammonia to nitrates
Description : If the sewage is fully oxidized, the nitrogen is in the form of – (1) Nitrites (2) Ammonia (3) Nitramines (4) Nitrates
Last Answer : (4) Nitrates Explanation: Oxidized forms of nitrogen include nitrite (NO2) and nitrate (NO3). Nitrogen mainly occurs in wastewater in this form. Because nitrite is easily oxidized to nitrate, nitrate is the compound predominantly found in groundwater and surface waters.
Description : If the sewage is fully oxidized, the nitrogen is in the form of (1) Nitrites (2) Ammonia (3) Nitramines (4) Nitrates
Last Answer : Nitrates
Description : Higher plants take up nitrogen as (a) Nitrites only (b) Nitrates only (c) Nitrates and ammonia (d) Urea
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : In sewage having fully oxidised organic matter, the nitrogen exists in the form of A. Nitrites B. Nitrates C. Free ammonia D. Aluminoid nitrogen
Last Answer : ANS: B
Description : Nitrogen cycle of sewage, is A. Liberation of ammonia-formation of nitrites-formation of nitratesliberation of nitrogen B. Liberation of nitrogen-liberation of ammonia-formation of ... of ammonia D. Formation of nitrates-formation of nitrites-liberation of nitratesliberation of nitrates
Last Answer : ANS: A
Description : A well oxidized sewage contains nitrogen mainly as A. Nitrates B. Nitrites C. Free ammonia D. None of these
Description : The product(s) of reaction catalysed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are (a) ammonia alone (b) nitrate alone (c) ammonia and oxygen (d) ammonia and hydrogen.
Last Answer : (d) ammonia and hydrogen.
Description : Complete hydrolysis of proteins produces : (a) Ammonia and carbon dioxide (b) Urea and uric acid (c) A mixture of amino acids (d) Glycogen and a fatty acid
Last Answer : A mixture of amino acids
Description : The exzyme nitrogenase which is capable of nitrogen reduction present in
Last Answer : The exzyme nitrogenase which is capable of nitrogen reduction present in
Description : Enzyme first used for nitrogen fixation (a) nitrogenase (b) nitroreductase (c) transferase (d) transaminase.
Last Answer : (a) nitrogenase
Description : If by radiation all nitrogenase enzyme are inactivated, then there will be no (a) fixation of nitrogen in legumes (b) fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (c) conversion from nitrate to nitrite in legumes (d) conversion from ammonium to nitrate in soil.
Last Answer : (a) fixation of nitrogen in legumes
Description : 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 ... the conversion of atmospheric N2 to NH3. (d) Nitrogenase is insensitive to oxygen.
Last Answer : (d) Nitrogenase is insensitive to oxygen.
Description : During biological nitrogen fixation, inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by (a) carotene (b) cytochrome (c) leghaemoglobin (d) xanthophyll
Last Answer : (c) leghaemoglobin
Description : All of the following statements concerning the actinomycetous filamentous soil bacterium Frankia are correct except that Frankia (a) can induce root nodules on many plant species (b) can fix ... its host plant through root hair deformation and stimulates cell proliferation in the host's cortex
Last Answer : (b) can fix nitrogen in the free-living state
Description : The unwanted amino acids abstracted from the tissues are either used up by the tissue or in the liver converted into (A) Ammonia (B) Urea (C) Ammonium salts (D) Uric acid
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The amino acids abstracted from the liver are not utilized for repair or special synthesis but are broken down to (A) Keto acids (B) Sulphur dioxide (C) Water (D) Ammonia
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : From two amino acids peptide bond formation involves removal of one molecule of (A) Water (B) Ammonia (C) Carbondioxide (D) Carboxylic acid
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Most of the ammonia released from L-αamino acids reflects the coupled action of transaminase and (A) L-glutamate dehydrogenase (B) L-amino acid oxidase (C) Histidase (D) Serine dehydratase
Description : Which of the following is a balanced fertilizer for plants? (a) Urea (b) Ammonia sulphate (c) Nitrates (d) Compost
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : In very first stage of decomposition of the organic matter in sewage A. Nitrites are formed B. Nitrates are formed C. Carbondioxide is formed D. Ammonia is formed
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : Injurious effects of sulphates can be replaced with the addition of ________: a. Nitrates b. Phosphates c. Ammonia d. Ca & Mg
Description : Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into?
Last Answer : free nitrogen
Description : In human and other ureotelic organisms, the end product of amino acid nitrogen metabolism: (A) Bile acids (B) Ketone bodies (C) Urea (D) Barium sulphate
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Amino acids provide the nitrogen for the synthesis of (A) The bases of the phospholipids (B) Uric acid (C) Glycolipids (D) Chondroitin sulphates
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning metabolic derangements in sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome which may follow progressive shock? a. Alterations in glucose ... The serum aromatic amino acids fall rapidly as they are actively used in oxidative metabolism
Last Answer : Answer: b, c A broad spectrum of metabolic abnormalities become apparent in sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome following shock. Disruption of the normal cycles of carbohydrate, ... acetyl coenzyme A. This results in reduced serum level of leucine, isoleucine and valine
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning protein/amino acid metabolism in man? a. The major source of amino acids is breakdown of circulating proteins b. The recommended daily ... balance refers to a decrease in nitrogen taken into the body versus the amount of nitrogen lost
Last Answer : Answer: b, d About 15% of the total body weight is made up of proteins, about half of which are intracellular and half extracellular. In man and other animals, dietary protein is the source of ... is exceeded by the amount of nitrogen lost in the urine, stool, skin, wounds, and fistula drainage
Description : A modified amino acid solution with increased equimolar branched-chain amino acids and decreased aromatic amino acids has been proposed for patients with hepatic insufficiency. Which of the following ... D. In some studies of surgical patients, improvements in mortality have been reported.
Last Answer : Answer: D DISCUSSION: The use of modified amino acid solutions is based on the false neurotransmitter hypothesis of the cause of hepatic coma. According to this hypothesis, the imbalance ... in a group of patients with cirrhosis, decreasing morbidity and showing a trend toward decreased mortality
Description : Essential amino acids have been advocated as standard therapy for renal failure. Which of the following statements are true? A. Increased survival from acute renal failure has been reported ... BUN and creatinine to the same degree as solutions containing excessive nonessential amino acids.
Last Answer : Answer: BC DISCUSSION: Essential amino acids and hypertonic dextrose, as opposed to hypertonic dextrose alone, was reported by Abel and co-workers to be associated with a decreased mortality rate ... renal failure have not been carried out in sufficient numbers to yield answers to this question
Description : For the synthesis of amino acids cysteine, cystine and methionine the element required is a. Sulphur b. Oxygen c. Nitrogen d. None of these
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : In certain amino acids, which elements is found in addition to carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen?
Last Answer : Sulphur
Description : Most of Nitrogen is used in the decomposition of __________ and thus plant shows deficiency symptoms : a. Amino acids b. Cellulose c. Carbon compounds d. Organic matter
Last Answer : Cellulose
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Nitrogen is normally supplied in fertiliser either in Ammoniacal or the nitrate form, from which the soil takes it up in the form of ammonium ions ornitrate ... nitrate fertiliser is obtained as a by-product in an integrated steel plant having by-product coke ovens
Last Answer : (D) Ammonium nitrate fertiliser is obtained as a by-product in an integrated steel plant having by-product coke ovens
Description : Nitrates are converted to nitrogen by
Last Answer : Nitrates are converted to nitrogen by A. Nitrogen fixing bacteria B. Ammonification bacteria C. Denitrifying bacteria D. Nitrifying bacteria
Description : Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen is known as- (1) Ammonification (2) Nitrification (3) Denitrification (4) Putrefaction
Last Answer : (3) Denitrification Explanation: Denitrification is the biological conversion of nitrate to nitrogen gas, nitric oxide or nitrous oxide. It refers to nitrate reduction by bacterial species such as ... (N2). These bacteria use nitrate as an electron acceptor instead of oxygen during respiration.
Description : Nitrogen oxidation (nitrification)refers to the A- conversion of ammonium ions into nitrates through the activities of certain bacteria B- changing of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) to nitrogen compounds C- sulfur is oxidized to the sulfate form through Thiobacillusbacteria D- none of the above
Last Answer : conversion of ammonium ions into nitrates through the activities of certain bacteria
Description : Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen is known as : (1) Ammonification (2) Nitrification (3) Denitrification (4) Putrefaction
Last Answer : Denitrification
Description : Viroids and prions differ in that viroids are believed to contain only ______, while prions are believed to contain only _______. a. carbohydrate; amino acids b. nucleic acid; protein c. amino acids; carbohydrate d. protein; nucleic acid
Last Answer : b. nucleic acid; protein
Description : The _______ structure of a protein is the sequence of amino acids. a. primary b. secondary c. tertiary d. quaternary
Last Answer : a. primary
Description : What are the uses of biofertilizers? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Define biofertilizers? -Science
Description : The state which has recently overtaken Karnataka for the top rank in the production of biofertilizers is : (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Gujarat (3) Maharashtra (4) Punjab
Last Answer : (1) Tamil Nadu Explanation: Tamil Nadu overtook Karnataka. In 2009-10, Tamil Nadu produced 3733 tonnes of bio-fertilizers followed by Karnataka, 3696 tonnes. The other major producers of biofertilizers were Kerala (1937 tonnes), Maharashtra (1861 tonnes) and Madhya Pradesh (1588 tonnes).
Description : Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel (a) biofertilizers (b) bio-metallurgical techniques (c) bio-mineralization processes (d) bioinsecticidal plants.
Last Answer : (d) bioinsecticidal plants.
Description : The biofertilizers are (a) Anabaena and Azolla (b) cow dung, manure and farmyard waste (c) quick growing crop ploughed under soil (d) none of these.
Last Answer : (a) Anabaena and Azolla
Description : Which of the following is the pair of biofertilizers? (a) Azolla and BGA (b) Nostoc and legume (c) Rhizobium and grasses (d) Salmonella and E.coli
Last Answer : (a) Azolla and BGA
Description : Biofertilizers are – 1) Organic manures 2) Green manure 3) Culture of micro-organism 4) None of these
Last Answer : 3) Culture of micro-organism
Description : Among the compounds water, 1-butyne, 2-butyne, and ethane, which are stronger acids than ammonia? (a) 1-butyne and ethane (b) water and 1-butyne (c) water and ethane (d) 1-butyne and 2-butyne
Last Answer : water and 1-butyne
Description : Molybdenum deficiency affects the activity of – (1) All of the given options (2) Chlorate reductase (3) Nitrogenase (4) Nitrate reductase
Last Answer : (4) Nitrate reductase Explanation: Numerous investigators have shown that nitrate nitrogen accumulates in higher plants and fungi which are deficient in molybdenum. In molybdenum-deficient plants grown in the ... in the decrease of free amino acids in the plants in comparison to normal plants.