Biofertilizers - class-XII
Description: biofertilizers | |
Number of Questions: 94 | |
Created by: Divya Kade | |
Tags: food production: soil and water management plant breeding botany zoology cell biology and biotechnology biology world of microbes microbes in human welfare economic biology |
Which one of the following is not a nitrogen-fixing organism ?
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect ?
(i) Cyanobacteria are autotrophic microbes widely distributed in aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
(ii) Anabaena, Nostoc and Oscillatoria are photosynthetic $N _2$ - fixing cyanobacteria.
(iii) Tolypothrix (BGA) can increase rice production by about 20%.
(iv) BGA add organic matter to the soil and increase its fertility.
(v) In our country, fertilizers are not available commercially in the markets for farmers.
Which of the following is widely used as a successful biofertiliser in Indian rice fields?
Which one of the following microorganisms forms a symbiotic association with plants and helps them in their nutrition?
Study the following statements and select the correct ones.
(i) Methanogens are archaebacteria that produce methane in marshy areas.
(ii) Nostoc is a filamentous blue-green alga which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
(iii) Many members of the genus Glomus form mycorrhiza.
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
Which of the following options includes biofertilisers ?
Which was the first photosynthetic organism?
Which one of the followings is not the characteristic feature of cyanobacteria?
Cow dung is appropriately used as
During rainy seasons, the ground becomes slippery due to dense growth of
Cyanobacteria is a
Biofertilizers
True nucleus and mitochondria are absent in
Which one of the following can fix nitrogen?
Some blue green algae are used as biofertilizers because they
Blue green algae are
Aquatic fern which is an excellent biofertilizer is
Most active nitrogen fixing blue-green algae of rice fields is
Which of the following act as a biofertilizers?
Which of the following microorganisms is used as a biofertilizer?
A fern commonly inoculated to paddy fields is
In paddy fields, biological nitrogen fixation is chiefly brought about by.
They help in increasing soil fertility.
Biofertilizers include
Some blue green algae can be used as biofertilizer as they are
Which one of the following is useful in rice fields?
Which is used as biofertilizer?
Biofertilizer is?
Cyanobacteria are / Nostoc is
Cyanobacteria are commonly called blue-green algae. This is because they possess in addition to chlorophylls a blue pigment called
Heterocysts are considered as a site of nitrogen fixation in nitrogen-fixing BGA as they possess
Nostoc is known to do
The monerans with heterocysts and oxygenic photosynthesis are
Blue-green algae are commonly found growing in paddy fields as they act as a good
Which statements are true about heterocyst?
(a) Thick cell wall is permeable to oxygen
(b) It lacks PS-II
(c) PS-I remains active which generates ATP required to fix nitrogen.
The benificial bacterias are known as
Cyanobacteria came into existence ....... years ago.
Which one of the following is not used as biofertilizer?
How many of the following organisms can be used as biofertilizers?
Azolla, Thiobacillus, Frankia, Glomus, Pseudomonas, Anthoceros, Klebsiella.
In blue green algae, photosynthesis occurs at
Which of the following is correct?
Which of the following is the only group of organisms capable of using inorganic compounds as source of energy?
Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) are important in
Biofertilizers are
Which of the following is a non-symbiotic biofertilizer?
The specialized structures in blue algae which fixes atmospheric nitrogen is called
Which of the following is a biofertilizer?
A green manure supplies
Main reason of water bloom in rivers, lakes, sea etc., is
Which of the following aquatic fern is an excellent bio fertilizer?
Leghaemoglobin takes part in
Blue green algae cultivated in water tanks as protein rich animal food are
Cyanobacterial cells which are specialized for nitrogen fixation are
Cyanobacterium of great nutritional value is
.......... are nitrogen fixing, aerobic, photosynthetic and Gram $(-)$ bacteria
A membranous coiled semicircular structure attached to plasma membrane and found in blue-green algae is called
Blue colour of blue-green algae is due to
Cyanobacteria are useful biofertilizers in fields of
In Nostoc, the enzyme nitrogenase occurs in
The similarity between cyanobacterium and bacterium is
Pigment containing membranous extensions in some cyanobacteria are
Members of which algal class impart red colour to red sea?
I. Unicellular, colonial, filamentous, marine or terrestrial forms.
II. The colonies are surrounded by a gelatinous sheath.
III. Some can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialized cells called heterocysts.
IV. They often form blooms in water bodies.
These above characters are seen in
Blue-green algae can be upto
Azolla possesses symbiotic association with
BGA is chiefly used as fertilizer in
A free living nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium which also forms symbiotic association with Azolla is?
Which of the following is used as a green manure?
What are used as green manure?
Azolla is used as biofertilizer as it has
Sesbania rostrate is preferred as green manure over other species because.
Azolla pinnate is allowed to grow in rice fields because.
The most potent biofertilizer for sugarcane is?
Neurospora is a very good taxon for.
Which one of the following pairs serve as biofertilizers?
Consider the following statements.
Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilitating degraded sites because mycorrhiza enables the plants to.
a. Resist drought and increase absorptive area
b. Tolerate extremes of pH.
c. Resist disease infestation
Of these statements.
Which one of the following nutrients is not available in fertilizers?
Apogeotropic roots in Cycas look like corals of anthozoans (coelenterata) showing mutual association.
Blue-green algae are included in which of the following kingdoms?
Cynobacteria are:
Biofertilizers are organisms which can bring about soil nutrient enrichment.
Azolla gives a good biofertilizer when mixed with
In the beginning there was no oxygen in earth's atmosphere. The activity of which organism is generally supposed to have made the earth's atmosphere aerobic or oxygen-rich?
Which of the following plants can act as a biofertilizer
What is the photosynthetic product in blue-green algae?
Which one of the following are peculiar organisms with non-green slimy, naked mass of protoplasm and many nuclei having characteristics of both plants and animals?
Which of the following is the pair of biofertilizers?
Mycorrhiza works as
Blue green algae used in rice fields to increase fertility is
If wheat field is inoculated with Rhizobium, then
How many feature/s are related to heterocyst ?
1) Has no cell wall
2) Contains nitrogenase enzyme
3) Promotes fragmentation
4) Can be seen in Nostoc
5) Possesses PS II
Identify the correct statement.