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Standard VII

Chemistry

Nitrogen Cycle

Which bacteri...

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Which bacteria absorb atmospheric nitrogen and converts it into nitrate?

Rhizobium

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Bacilli

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Solution

Rhizobium is the type of bacteria which is found in the roots of leguminous plants and converts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates.

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Statement 1: Plants cannot absorb atmospheric nitrogen directly.

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Assertion (A): Rhizobium bacteria helps in nitrogen fixation.
Reason (R): It coverts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates which are essential for the growth of plants.

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