Assertion: Nitrogen is one of the most essential elements of human body.
Reason: All types of prokaryotic organisms are able to fix nitrogen.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.
C.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
Nitrogen is one of the most essential elements of human body. It is a constituent of a number of organic compounds like amino acids, proteins, nucleotides, nucleic acids, many vitamins, hormones etc. Biological N2 fixation is a very important natural process which is performed by two types of prokaryotes - bacteria and cyanobacteria. They include both free living and symbiotic forms.
