Botany - Mineral Nutrition Question with Solution | TestHub

BotanyMineral NutritionNitrogen MetabolismEasy2 minPYQ_2020
BotanyEasysingle choice

Roots of which of these plants contain a pigment which creates an anaerobic condition for a specific enzyme to function?

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Leghaemoglobin is a pink pigment found in the root nodules of leguminous plant where Rhizobium is present. It fuctions as oxygen scavenger and creates an anaerobic condition for nitrogenase enzyme to function. Soyabean is a legume plant so it contains leghaemoglobin in its root nodules.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Mineral NutritionSubtopic:Nitrogen Metabolism
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2020

Doubts & Discussion

Loading discussions...