Question

5. A particular species of bacterium is found in the soil for nitrification
where nitrites are converted to nitrates
a) Nitrobacter
b) Escherichia
c) Nitrosomonas
d) Rhizobium​

Answer 1

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Nitrosomonas bacteria first convert nitrogen gas to nitrite (NO2-) and subsequently nitrobacter convert nitrite to nitrate (NO3-), a plant nutrient. Plants absorb ammonium and nitrate during the assimilation process, after which they are converted into nitrogen-containing organic molecules, such as amino acids and DNA.

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