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Identify the prokaryote that shows oxygenic photosynthesis and has some specialised nitrogen fixing cells.

a
Escherichia coli
b
Nostoc
c
Nitrococcus
d
Agrobacterium

detailed solution

Correct option is B

Cyanobacteria can undergo oxygenic photosynthesis and contain specialised nitrogen fixing cells called heterocysts. Nostoc is an example of a cyanobacterium and shows oxygenic photosynthesis and Nitrogen fixation.

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