NEET Biology question

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Common indicator organism of water pollution is **[JCECE 2009]**

(A)*Lemna paucicostata*
(B)*Eichhornia crassipes*
(C)*Escherichia coli*Correct
(D)*Entamoeba histolytica*

Answer: (C)

Solution

*Escherichia coli*, a normal inhabitant of the human and animal intestine, is detected in water specifically to indicate faecal contamination, making it the standard, widely used indicator organism for water

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