Oxidation of Ammonia into nitrite is performed by

(a) Nitrosomonas (b) Nitrosococcus (c) Nitrobacter (d) Nitrospira

a, b

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b, c

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c, d

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a, d

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Solution

The correct option is A a, b
Oxidation of Ammonia to nitrite is performed by two groups of bacteria. Nitrosomonas and Nitrosocossus are examples of bacterias which perform the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite.

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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.
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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 the lists

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

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Oxidation of Ammonia into nitrite is performed by(a) Nitrosomonas (b) Nitrosococcus (c) Nitrobacter (d) Nitrospira

The correct option is A a, bOxidation of Ammonia to nitrite is performed by two groups of bacteria. Nitrosomonas and Nitrosocossus are examples of bacterias which perform the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite.

Oxidation of Ammonia into nitrite is performed by

(a) Nitrosomonas (b) Nitrosococcus (c) Nitrobacter (d) Nitrospira

The correct option is A a, b
Oxidation of Ammonia to nitrite is performed by two groups of bacteria. Nitrosomonas and Nitrosocossus are examples of bacterias which perform the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite.