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NEET 2007
Exam
NEET
Year
2007
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Mineral Nutrition

NEET 2007 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition

Which of the following is a flowering plant with nodules containing...

Which of the following is a flowering plant with nodules containing filamentous nitrogen-fixing micro-organism?

Options

  1. ACrotalaria juncea
  2. BCycas revoluta
  3. CCicer arietinum
  4. DCasuarina equisetifolia.

Correct answer

D. Casuarina equisetifolia.

Step-by-step solution

Nitrogen-fixing organisms are found associated with Casuarina equisetifolia. It harbours a N2\mathrm{N}_2-fixing organism Frankia in their roots in the form of nodules. Related Theory Casuarina equisetifolia is also known as Austratian pine, ironwood, beefwood, she oak and horsetail tree, which is a deciduous tree with a soft, wispy, pinelike appearance that can grow to 100 feet or more in height. It bears a superficial resemblance to the conifer. genus Pinus because of its small, round, cone like fruits and its branchlets of scale-like leaves that look like pine needles.
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