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MINERAL NUTRITION MCQs

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Question 11. Nitrogen is a limiting nutrient for both natural and agricultural yield.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Mn, Co and Ca
  4.    Ca, K and Na
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the atmosphere and it forms a major component of several important molecules.
However, the availability of nitrogen in the soil is limited because plants—the primary food producers—lack the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. They depend upon nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria to 'fix' (think modify) the nitrogen for them to use unlike carbon or hydrogen which they can modify themselves.
This makes nitrogen a limiting nutrient even though it's the most abundant in the atmosphere. Ironic, isn't it?
Question 12. Identify the incorrect statement related to the fate of ammonia.
  1.    NH3 is protonated to form NH4
  2.    NH+4 ion formed is used for reductive amination
  3.    Glutamic acid formed due to reductive amination undergoes transamination
  4.    Plants accumulate nitrogen in the form of ammonium
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Plants accumulate nitrogen in the form of ammonium
:
D
Most of the plants assimilate nitrate as well as ammonium ions. Ammonium is toxic and hence it can not be accumulated in plants.
Question 13. Organic nitrogen compounds is/are
  1.    the nitrogen present in the atmosphere
  2.    the NH+4 ions that are formed from nitrogen
  3.    the amino acids, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids hormones and pigments
  4.    the nitrates and ammonia that are formed from nitrogen
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> the amino acids, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids hormones and pigments
:
C
The nitrates and ammonium ions absorbed by plants is converted into amino acids, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, pigments, hormones etc.,
Question 14. Assertion (A): Higher plants can not utilize nitrogen that is present in the form of N2 in air.
Reason (R): In higher plants, the nitrogenase enzyme is absent.
  1.    Both A & R are true and R explains A
  2.    Both A & R are true and R does not explain A
  3.    A is true and R is False
  4.    Both A & R false
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Both A & R are true and R explains A
:
A
Nitrogenase can only break N ≅ N bond and it is absent in higher plants, hence they cannot utilize N2 present in the air.
Question 15. From______acid, more than 17 amino acids are formed through transamination.
  1.    Aspartic acid
  2.    Glutamic acid
  3.    Acetic acid
  4.    Pyruvic acid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Glutamic acid
:
B
From glutamic acid, more than 17 amino acids are formed through transamination which isthe transfer of an amino group from one molecule to another, especially from an amino acid to a keto acid.
Question 16. Zn2+ is an activator of
  1.    Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
  2.    Alcohol dehydrogenase
  3.    Oxygenase
  4.    Nitrogenase
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Alcohol dehydrogenase
:
B
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) have a structural zinc site. This Zn2+ ion plays a structural role and is crucial for protein stability of the ADH enzyme.
Question 17. The leaves turn and become yellow due to deficiency of:
  1.    Na
  2.    K
  3.    Ca
  4.    Fe
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Answer: Option D. -> Fe
:
D
Ironis involved when aplantproduces chlorophyll, which gives theplantoxygen as well as its healthy green color. This is whyplantswith anirondeficiency, or chlorosis, show a sickly yellow color to their leaves.
Question 18. You observe that a plant’s younger leaves, not the older ones, are yellowing. You recall that the cause of plant sickness can be diagnosed by leaves which are yellowing. What is the most likely cause of your plant’s blight?
  1.    Too much shade
  2.    Lack of nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium bacteria
  3.    Deficiency of a mobile mineral nutrient
  4.    Deficiency of a non-mobile mineral nutrient
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Deficiency of a non-mobile mineral nutrient
:
D
A deficiency in a non-mobile mineral nutrient causes yellowing of theplant’s younger leaves, not the older ones.
Question 19. Match the following columns:
ColumnIColumnIIA. Nitrogen1. Component of cell membraneB. Phosphorus2. Role in cell divisionC. Potassium3. Constituent of enzymesD. Calcium4. Involved in stomatal movement
  1.    A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
  2.    A - 1, B - 3, C - 1, D - 1
  3.    A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 3
  4.    A - 2, B - 4, C - 2, D - 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
:
A
Nitrogen is constituent of proteins, enzymes, hormones, vitamins etc.Phosphorus is a component of cell membrane, nucleic acids etc. Potassium maintains ion balance and helps stomatal opening and closing. Calcium plays important role in spindle formation and cell plate formation.
Question 20. Rhizobium has symbiotic relationship with the roots of __
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Rhizobium is present in the root nodules of legumes like sweet pea, garden pea, broad bean, etc.,where the interactive association between these two species is symbiosis that benefits both the species for survival.

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