Question

What type of cell is Nostoc?

Answer 1

Nostoc:

1. Nostoc is a cyanobacteria or blue-green algae genus.
2. They are prokaryotic.
3. They are mostly found in freshwater as free-living colonies, adhering to rocks, or near the lake's bottom.
4. They can also be seen on the trunks of trees.
5. They're also found in some bryophytes as an algal component of lichens (Anthoceros).
6. They have the ability to fix nitrogen and undertake photosynthesis.
7. They are also found in fungus as an endosymbiont.