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.