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NCERT Exemplar · Class 11 · Biology

Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

8 questions
Q1Written answer

Which one of the following roles is not characteristic of an essential

element?

a. is a component of biomolecules

b. changing the chemistry of soil

c. being a structural component of energy-related chemical

compounds

d. activation or inhibition of enzymes

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Option (b) is the answer

Q2Written answer

Which one of the following statements can best explain the term critical

concentration of an essential element?

a. essential element concentration below which plant growth is

retarded.

b. essential element concentration below which plant growth becomes

stunted.

c. essential element concentration above which plant remains in the

vegetative phase.

d. none of the above

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Option (a) is the answer.

Q3Written answer

Deficiency symptoms of an element tend to appear first in young leaves.

It indicates that the element is relatively immobile. Which one of the

following elemental deficiency would show such symptoms?

a. sulphur

b. magnesium

c. nitrogen

d. potassium

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Option (a) is the answer.

Q4Written answer

Which one of the following symptoms is not due to manganese toxicity

in plants?

a. Calcium translocation in shoot apex is inhibitedb. Deficiency in both Iron and Nitrogen is induced

c. The appearance of brown spot surrounded by chlorotic veins

d. None of the above

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Option (b) is the answer.

Q5Written answer

The reaction carried out by N2 fixing microbes include

a. 2NH3 + 3O2 2NO2– + 2H+ + 2H2O (i)

b. 2NO2- + O2 2NO3-(ii)

Which of the following statements about these equations is not true

a. step (i) is carried out by Nitrosomonas or Nitrococcus

b. step (ii) is carried out by Nitrobacter

c. both steps (i) and (ii) can be called nitrification

d. bacteria carrying out these steps are usually photoautotrophs

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Option (d) is the answer.

Q6Written answer

With regard to the Biological Nitrogen Fixation by Rhizobium in

association with soybean, which one of the following statement/

statements do not hold.

a. Nitrogenase may require oxygen for its functioning.

b. Nitrogenase is MO- Fe protein

c. Leg-hemoglobin is a pink coloured pigment.

d. Nitrogenase helps to convert N2 gas into two molecules of ammonia.

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Option (a) is the answer.

Q7Written answer

Match the element with its associated functions/roles and choose the

the correct option among given below

A. Boron

B. Manganese

C. Molybdenum

D. Zinc

E. Iron

i. splitting of H2O to liberate O2 during

photosynthesis

ii. needed for the synthesis of auxins

iii. component of nitrogenase

iv. Pollen germination

v. component of ferredoxin

Options

a. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv, E-v

b. A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii, E-v

c. A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-v, E-i

d. A-ii, B-iii, C-v, D-i, E-iv

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Option (b) is the answer.

Q8Written answer

Plants can be grown in (Tick the incorrect option)

a. soil with essential nutrients.

b. water with essential nutrients.

c. either water or soil with essential nutrients.

d. water or soil without essential nutrients

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Option (d) is the answer.