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Are generally heterotrophic

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Can oxidise various inorganic substances such as nitraes, nitrites and ammonia and use the released energy for their ATP production

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Are majorly decomposers

D
Play the role in nitrogen fixing

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Some cyanobacteria such as. and can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialized cells called heterocysts. They fix nitrogen from the air using the enzyme nitrogenase. Nitrogenase is inactivated by oxygen, so the heterocyst must create a micro anaerobic environment.
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Updated OnSep 20, 2022
TopicMineral Nutrition
SubjectBiology
ClassClass 11
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