NEETBotanyBiological Classification
What do cyanobacteria often form in polluted water bodies?
Options
- AFlowers
- BBlooms
- CAlgae
- DFungi
Correct answer
B. Blooms
Step-by-step solution
The cyanobacteria are unicellular, colonial or filamentous, freshwater/marine or terrestrial algae. The colonies are generally surrounded by gelatinous sheath. They often form blooms in polluted water bodies. Some of these organisms can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialised cells called heterocysts, e.g., Nostoc and Anabaena.