NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMineral NutritionPractice
One of the free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer is:
Options
- ABeijernickia
- BRhodospirillum
- CRhizobium
- DAzotobacter
Correct answer
B. Rhodospirillum
Step-by-step solution
Rhodospirillum is a free-living, anaerobic nitrogen fixer bacteria. It can synthesize its food in presence of light under anaerobic condition. Beijernickia and Azotobacter are free living aerobic nitrogen fixing bacteria. Rhizobium is a symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria.