State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, rewrite the statement by changing the incorrect word/ words.
The roots of leguminous plants contain Clostridium.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Pulses, Pea, groundnut, etc are leguminous crops.
Root nodules of these leguminous plants contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Clostridium is a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in the soil.
Final answer:
The given statement is false.
Correct statement:
Rhizobium is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in the root nodules of leguminous plants and forms symbiotic relationships.

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