NEET Biology question

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Which aquatic fern performs nitrogen fixation (in association with a cyanobacterial symbiont)?

(A)*Azolla*Correct
(B)*Nostoc*
(C)*Salvia*
(D)*Salvinia*

Answer: (A)

Solution

*Azolla*, an aquatic fern, harbours the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium *Anabaena azollae* within leaf cavities and is widely inoculated into rice fields to boost nitrogen

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