| The function of leghaemoglobin during biological nitrogen fixation in root nodules of legumes is to |
| a) | Convert atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia | b) | Convert ammonia to nitrite |
| c) | Transport oxygen for activity of nitrogenase | d) | Protect nitrogenase from oxygen |
| (c)Leghaemoglobin during biological nitrogen fixation in root nodules of legumes protects the nirogenase enzyme from oxygen. |