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Select the correct combinations or statements about characteristics of certain organisms.

a Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas.

b Nostoc is a filamentous green algae which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.

c Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose.

d Mycoplasma lacks a cell wall and pathogenic to plant as well as animal.
BiologyBiological ClassificationNEET
Options:
  • A a, b, c and d
  • B a, b and d
  • C c and d
  • D a and d
Solution:
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The correct answer is: a and d
Archaebacteria belong to Kingdom Monera, includes methanogens, halophiles, and thermoacidophils. Nostoc is a cyanobacterium (Blue-green algae) which fixes atmospheric nitrogen. Mycoplasma lacks a cell wall and are known to infect both plants and animals. Chemosynthetic autotrophs oxidize inorganic substances to produce energy and help the cycling of minerals.

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