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Standard XII
Biology
Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria
A prokaryotic...
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A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen fixing symbiont is found in:

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Pisum
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Alnus
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Cycas
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Cicer
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Solution

The correct option is C Cycas
The coralloid roots contain symbiotic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), which fix nitrogen and, in association with root tissues, produce such beneficial amino acids as asparagine and citrulline.

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