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Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes

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The function of leghaemoglobin during biological Nitrogen fixation in root nodules of legume is to

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Convert atmospheric

N_{2} t o N H_{3}

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Convert

N H_{3}

to nitrite

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Transport oxygen to the enzyme nitrogenase

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D

Protect nitrogenase from excessive oxygen supply

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Solution

The correct option is D Protect nitrogenase from excessive oxygen supply
Leg Haemoglobin protects Nitrogenase from $O_{2}$ _.

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