Nitrogenase enzyme converts

Nitrate into nitrite

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Ammonia into nitrate and nitrite

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Nitrate and nitrite into nitrogen

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Atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia

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Solution

The correct option is D
Atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia

Nitrogenase enzyme catalyses the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.

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(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