JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    A free living nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium which can also form symbiotic association with the water fem Azolla is

    A)  Tolypothrix       

    B)  Chlorella

    C)  Nostoc            

    D)  Anabaena

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Anabaena is a free-living nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium which can form symbiotic association with water fern Azolla. The alga Tolypothrix belongs to class-Cyanophyceae. Some forms of Chlorella form symbiotic association in lichens and in certain invertebrates such as Hydra, Paramecium and sponges. Some species of Nostoc have been reported to fix atmospheric nitrogen and tend to maintain fertility of paddy fields.


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