Q. Heterocysts present in $Nostoc$ are specialised for
A) Photosynthesis
B) Food storge
C) Nitrogen fixation
D) Fragmentation
Explanation
Nitrogen fixation Cyanobacteria have chlorophyll-a, similar to green plants and are photosynthetic autotrophs. Some of these organisms can fix atmospheric nitrogen in toe specialized cells called heterocysts, $e.g.,$ Nostoc and Anabaena
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