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Mineral Nutrition — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYMineral Nutrition2 Marks
Question
Nitrogen-fixation is shown by prokaryotes and not by eukaryotes. Comment.
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Answer

Nitrogen-fixation is the phenomenon that occurs in prokaryotes but not in eukaryotes, because the enzyme nitrogenase, which is capable of nitrogen reduction is present exclusively in prokaryotes and such microbes are often called fixers.

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