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
- ACrotalaria juncea
- BCycas revoluta
- CCicer arietinum
- DCasuarina equisetifolia.
Correct answer
D. Casuarina equisetifolia.
Step-by-step solution
Nitrogen-fixing organisms are found associated with Casuarina equisetifolia. It harbours a -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.