Nitrate is converted into nitrogen gas by a process called denitrificaiton with the help of an organism called :

Pseudomonas

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Clostridium

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Nitrosomonas

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Nitrobacter

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The correct option is A
Pseudomonas

Pseudomonas is a denitrifying bacterium.

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Q. Assertion :Nitrate present in the soil is reduced to nitrogen by the process of denitrification. Reason: Denitrification is carried by bacteria Pseudomonas and Azotobacter.

Bacteria (Pseudomonas and Clostridium) use nitrates in the soil to carry out respiration and consequently produce nitrogen gas. This process is called ___ .

Q. Assertion :Ammonia is converted into nitrate by soil bacteria like Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter Reason: These nitrifying bacteria are photoautotrophs.

Q. Match the lists

	I		II
(a)	Nitrosomonas	$(1)$	Denitrifying bacteria
(b)	Nitrobacter	$(2)$	Soil bacteria
(c)	Pseudomonas	$(3)$	Nitrate bacteria
(d)	Azotobacter	$(4)$	Nitrite bacteria

Match Column-I with Column-ll and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column – I Column – ll

A. Nitrosomonas (i) Ammonia to nitrite

B. Nitrobacter (ii) Nitrite to nitrate

C. Pseudomonas (iii) Nitrate to N2

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Nitrate is converted into nitrogen gas by a process called denitrificaiton with the help of an organism called :

The correct option is A Pseudomonas Pseudomonas is a denitrifying bacterium.

The correct option is A
Pseudomonas

Pseudomonas is a denitrifying bacterium.