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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Methanotrophic bacteria are used for which purposes?
A
Increasing methane emissions in rice plants
B
Reducing methane emissions in rice plants
C
Reducing Nitrogen emissions in rice plants
D
Reducing Chlorine emissions in rice plants
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Methanotrophs play an important role in the oxidation of methane in the natural environment. They oxidize methane produced geothermally and by the anaerobic metabolism of methanogenic bacteria, thereby reducing the release of methane to the atmosphere from landfill sites, wetlands, and rice paddies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Methanotrophic bacteria are able to use methane (CH4) as a sole carbon and energy source. Photochemical oxidation of methane takes place in the stratosphere, whereas in the troposphere, this process is carried out by methanotrophic bacteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Methanotrophs, cells that consume methane (CH(4)) as their sole source of carbon and energy, play key roles in the global carbon cycle, including controlling anthropogenic and natural emissions of CH(4), the second-most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-4: -Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric tons of methane per year and have captivated researchers for their natural ability to convert the potent greenhouse gas into usable fuel.

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