Nitrobacter convert ammonia to nitrites.

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Nitrosomonas convert ammonia to nitrites, which are then converted to nitrates by Nitrobacter. These bacteria play an important part in the nitrogen cycle.

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Q. Match the columns.

(a)	Nitrobacter	(i)	Free living aerobic nitrogen fixer
(b)	Clostridium	(ii)	Converts ammonia into nitrite
(c)	Nitrosococcus	(iii)	Changes nitrite to nitrate
(d)	Azotobacter	(iv)	Free living anaerobic nitrogen fixer

Match the column I and column II.
$\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I A . N i t r o b a c t e r & 1. F r e e - l i v i n g a e r o b i c N_{2} f i x e r B . C l o s t r i d i u m & 2. C o n v e r t s a m m o n i a i n t o n i t r i t e C . N i t r o s o c o c c u s & 3. C h a n g e s n i t r i t e t o n i t r a t e D . A z o t o b a c t e r & 4. F r e e - l i v i n g a n a e r o b i c N_{2} f i x e r \end{matrix}$

Q. Match the following.

(A) Nitrobacter	(i) Free living aerobic nitrogen fixing organism
(B) Clostridium	(ii) Converts nitrite to nitrates
(C) Nitrosococcus	(iii) Converts ammonia to nitrite
(D) Azotobacter	(iv) Free living anaerobic nitrogen fixing organism

Q. Match Column I with Column II

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Nitrococcus	(i)	Denitrification
(b)	Rhizobium	(ii)	Conversion of ammonia to nitrite
(c)	Thiobacillus	(iii)	Conversion of nitrite of nitrite
(d)	Nitrobacter	(iv)	Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia

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Nitrobacter convert ammonia to nitrites.

The correct option is B False Nitrosomonas convert ammonia to nitrites, which are then converted to nitrates by Nitrobacter. These bacteria play an important part in the nitrogen cycle.

The correct option is B
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Nitrosomonas convert ammonia to nitrites, which are then converted to nitrates by Nitrobacter. These bacteria play an important part in the nitrogen cycle.