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Grade 12th passZoology

which of the folllowing is not involved in this process is important biological process of fixing atmospheric nitrogen by microorganism
  1. azotobacter
  2. nitrosomonas
  3. nostoc
  4. anabaena

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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11 Years ago
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Correct answer is 2. Nitrosomonas
A number of free living bacteria and blue-green algae take up gaseous nitrogen and change in it into organic form of nitrogen. This process is nitrogen fixation. Nitrosomonas is involved in denitrification process.