NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following is incorrect about Cyanobacteria?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

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

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) Cyanobacteria (also referred to as blue-green algae) have chlorophyll a similar to green plants and are photosynthetic autotrophs. Some of these organisms can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialised cells called heterocysts, e.g., Nostoc and Anabaena

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