Question

What is another name for cyanobacteria?

Answer 1

Cyanobacteria:

1. Cyanobacteria are aquatic and photosynthetic bacteria which are quite small in size and are generally unicellular.
2. Cyanobacteria grow in colonies which are so large that they can be seen easily.
3. Another name for cyanobacteria is blue-green algae.
4. Because of the dense growth of cyanobacteria in the water, the water turns the water green, blue-green or brownish-green.

Examples of cyanobacteria: Nostoc, Oscillatoria, Spirulina