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Which of the following characters are not associated with BGA ?
(a) Flagellation 
(b) Heterocyst  
(c) Eubacteria  
(d) Algal bloom
 

a
(a) and (c)
b
(a) and (d)
c
Only (a)
d
Only (c)

detailed solution

Correct option is C

Cyanobacteria lack flagella. Therefore they are non-motile. The colonies of cyanobacteria are generally surrounded by gelatinous sheath. They often form blooms in polluted water bodies. Some of these organisms can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialised cells called heterocysts.

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Read the following statements and identify the organisms.
(a) They have chlorophyll a similar to green plants.
(b) They often form blooms in polluted water bodies.
(c) They can fix atmospheric nitrogen.


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