Q34 / 161 · NTA Abhyas (NEET) 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition

Which one of the following organisms has a role in converting ammonia into nitrites?

  • A
    Rhizobium
  • B
    Nitrobacter
  • Correct answer
    C
    Nitrosomonas
  • D
    Pseudomonas

Solution

Ammonia is converted into nitrate by nitrifying activities of bacteria, this process is called nitrification. Soil bacteria such as Nitrosomonas and Nitrosococcus convert ammonia to nitrite.

NH3+3O2 →2HNO2+2H2O

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

More Mineral Nutrition Questions