Biology
Answer
Rhizopus is the common bread mould. It grows not only on bread but also on a variety of other organic matter such as cloth, wood, paper, leather goods, animal dung. In food materials — pickles, bread, fruit, chapatti etc. They specifically occur in humid and warm climatic conditions.
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Given below is a flow chart of 'Nitrogen Cycle'. Read the information after the diagram and fill in the blanks.
Nitrogen is one of the essential elements for the growth and development of plants. About 79% of the atmosphere is Nitrogen but plants cannot obtain it directly from the atmosphere.
Plants can obtain nitrogen only in the form of nitrates, which they absorb from the soil through roots. These nitrates are replenished in the soil by bacteria through the process of (a) …………… . Some bacteria convert nitrogenous wastes of plants and animals into (b) …………… which are then converted into (c) …………… compounds. Further, these compounds are converted into nitrites and nitrates by bacteria (d) …………… and (e) …………… respectively.
Define the terms
(a) Fermentation
(b) Spawning
Write the chemical equation of fermentation.
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