NEETBotanyBiological Classification
What do some cyanobacteria have in order to fix atmospheric nitrogen?
Options
- AChloroplasts
- BHeterocysts
- CMitochondria
- DGolgi apparatus
Correct answer
B. Heterocysts
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.