Mineral Nutrition In Plants Question 196
Question: Nitrates are converted to nitrogen by [Pb. PMT 2004]
Options:
A) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
B) Ammonification bacteria
C) Denitrifying bacteria
D) Nitrifying bacteria
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Some bacteria such as Thiobacillus denitrificans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Micrococcus denitrificans also occur in the soil which convert the nitrate and ammonia into atmospheric free elemental nitrogen.