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Cyanobacteria are commonly called blue-green algae. This is because they possess in addition to chlorophylls a blue pigment called

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  1. Phycoerythrin

  2. Cyanophycin

  3. Phycocyanin

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Phycocyanin Antioxidant. Phycocyanin is the main component in Linablue Spirulina Extract. It is a blue pigment that is important in the photosynthesis (food production) of cyanobacteria. It assists the function of chlorophyll, especially during low light conditions. So, the correct option is "C" (Phycocyanin).

Heterocysts are considered as a site of nitrogen fixation in nitrogen-fixing BGA as they possess

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  1. RuBISCO

  2. PEP carboxylase

  3. Nitrogenase

  4. Zymase

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Heterocysts are specialized nitrogen fixing cells formed during nitrogen starvation by some filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Nostoc punctitorme, Cylindrospermum stagnale and Anabaena sphaerica. They fix nitrogen from dinitrogen in the air using the enzyme nitrogenase, in order to provide the cells in the filament with nitrogen for biosynthesis.
So, the correct answer in 'Nitrogenase'.

Nostoc is known to do

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  1. Photosynthesis

  2. Photosynthesis and $N _2$ fixation simultaneously

  3. $N _2$ fixation only

  4. Either photosynthesis or $N _2$ fixation at a time

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nostoc is a genus of blue green algae. It is photosynthetic cyanobacteria. It contains chlorophyll pigment and carries out photosynthesis. It also has ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen and make it available to the plants. It is a non-symbiotic nitrogen fixer.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Photosynthesis and N$ _2$ fixation simultaneously.'

The monerans with heterocysts and oxygenic photosynthesis are

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  1. Eubacteria

  2. Thermophilic bacteria

  3. Cyanobacteria

  4. None of them

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The cyanobacteria or the blue-green bacteria represent a group of photosynthetic, mostly photolysis-mediated oxygen-evolving monerans (prokaryotes). These are the only organisms able to perform oxygenic photosynthesis that can also fix nitrogen. So, the correct option is 'Cyanobacteria'.

Blue-green algae are commonly found growing in paddy fields as they act as a good   

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  1. Biofertilizer

  2. Pest controlling agent

  3. Oxygenating organisms

  4. Pollution abatement agent

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Blue-green Algae (BGA) is a type of biofertilizer used as an alga form. Important species are Cyanobacteria, Anabaena, Nostoc, Tolypothrix. The algal mat in paddy fields protects loss of moisture from the soil.
A. Bio-fertilizers are eco-friendly are environmentally safe and have low cost. They are widely used in paddy production. The most common bio-fertilizers are Azospirillum, Phosphobacteria, Blue-green algae, Azolla and mycorrhiza.
So the correct answer is "Biofertilizers".

Which statements are true about heterocyst?
(a) Thick cell wall is permeable to oxygen
(b) It lacks PS-II
(c) PS-I remains active which generates ATP required to fix nitrogen.

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  1. All except (a)

  2. All except (b)

  3. All except (c)

  4. All (a), (b) and (c)

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
1) heterocyst cells with thick cell films to prohibit oxygen. 
2) heterocysts do not have a utilitarian photosystem II. 
3) The settled carbon and nitrogen sources are traded through diverts between the cells in the fiber. Heterocysts keep up photosystem I, enabling them to create ATP by cyclic photophosphorylation as there is no release of $O _2$
So, the correct answer is 'All except (a)'

The benificial bacterias are known as

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  1. Pathogens

  2. Probiotic

  3. Cyanobacteria

  4. Plasmid

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Probiotics are also called good bacterias. These are beneficial in nature. Eg.,  Lactobacillus is a probiotic found in the human gut. 

So, the correct answer is option B, Probiotic. 

Cyanobacteria came into existence ....... years ago.

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  1. 2.9 billion

  2. 3.4 billion

  3. 1 million

  4. 44 thousands

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Stromatolites are layered bio-chemical structures formed in shallow water by the trapping, binding and cementation of sediments by microorganisms, especially cyanobacteria. Stromatolites provide ancient records of life on earth by fossil remains, which might date from more than 3.5 billion years ago.

Which one of the following is not used as biofertilizer?

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  1. Bacillus thuringiensis

  2. Anabaena

  3. Nostoc

  4. Rhizobium

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Correct Option: A

How many of the following organisms can be used as biofertilizers?
Azolla, Thiobacillus, Frankia, Glomus, Pseudomonas, Anthoceros, Klebsiella.

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  1. $3$

  2. $5$

  3. $2$

  4. $1$

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Correct Option: A