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NEET 2020
Exam
NEET
Year
2020
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biological Classification

NEET 2020 · Botany · Biological Classification

Which of the following is incorrect about Cynobacteria?

Which of the following is incorrect about Cynobacteria?

Options

  1. AThey are photoautotrophs
  2. BThey lack heterocysts
  3. CThey often form blooms in polluted water bodies
  4. DThey have chlorophyll-aa similar to green plants

Correct answer

B. They lack heterocysts

Step-by-step solution

The cyanobacteria or blue-green algae (BGABGA) have chlorophyll-aa similar to green plants and are photosynthetic autotrophs. The BGABGA are unicellular, colonial or filamentous, freshwater, marine or terrestrial algae. The colonies are generally surrounded by a gelatinous sheath. They often form blooms in polluted water bodies. Some of these organisms can fix atmospheric nitrogen in a specialised cells called heterocysts.
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