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Agriculture · Q2

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 2

Q2

The nutrient with a key role in biological N-fixation is

A.
N
B.
P
C.
Cl
D.
Mo
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The nutrient with a key role in biological N-fixation is Molybdenum.
Nitrogen fixation is a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (N2), with a strong triple covalent bond, in the air is converted into ammonia (NH3) or related nitrogenous compounds.
The conversion of N2 into ammonia occurs at a metal cluster called FeMoco, an abbreviation for the iron-molybdenum cofactor. Molybdenum-dependent nitrogenase is the most commonly present nitrogenase.