DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2008

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    Which one of the following plant functions as symbiotic nitrogen fixing plant?

    A)  Azolla          

    B)  Cycas

    C)  Moss           

    D)  Marchantia

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Azolla is an aquatic fern with bilobed leaves. It encloses large mucilage cavity, which contain filaments of Anabaena azollae. Anabaena  fixes nitrogen from air into nitrogenous compounds, which accumulate in the air spaces in leaves and in return takes food material and shelter from plant. Cycas is a gymnospermic plant. Moss (Funaria) and Marchantia are bryophytes.


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