Biology
Assertion (A): Clostridium is a type of bacteria found in the root nodules of leguminous plants. It converts soil nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen.
Reason (R): Clostridium is a free-living bacteria in the soil which converts soil nitrates into ammonia.
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.
- Both A and R are True.
- Both A and R are False.
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Both A and R are False.
Reason — Clostridium is not found in the root nodules of leguminous plants. That role is performed by Rhizobium. Clostridium does not convert soil nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen. That reverse process is called denitrification, done by bacteria like Pseudomonas.
Clostridium is a free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixing bacterium but it does not convert soil nitrates into ammonia instead, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia
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