MCQ 11 Mark
In the following Questions, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion: Nitrogen fixing bacteria are available in the roots of all plants.
Reason: During lightning, the high temperature and pressure created in the air convert nitrogen into oxides of nitrogen which falls on land as Nitrous or Nitric acid.
Assertion: Nitrogen fixing bacteria are available in the roots of all plants.
Reason: During lightning, the high temperature and pressure created in the air convert nitrogen into oxides of nitrogen which falls on land as Nitrous or Nitric acid.
- ABoth the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
- ✓The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false.
- DThe statement of the Assertion is false butthe Reason is true.
Answer
View full question & answer→Correct option: B.
The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
Nitrogen is the most commonly limiting nutrient in plants. Legumes use nitrogen fixing bacteria, specifically symbiotic rhizobia bacteria, within their root nodules to counter the limitation. Rhizobia bacteria convert nitrogen gas $(N_2)$ to ammonia $(N_3)$ in a process called nitrogen fixation.