Select the correct combination of the statements (A-D) regarding the characteristics of certain organisms: (A) Methanogens are archaebacteria which produce methane in marshy areas. (B) Nostoc is a filamentous blue–green algae which fixes atmospheric nitrogen. (C) Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria synthesize cellulose from glucose. (D) Mycoplasma lack a cell wall and can survive without oxygen.
(a), (b) and (c)
(b), (c) and (d)
(a), (b) and (d)
(b) and (c)
, statement (A) is correct because methanogens are a type of archaebacteria that inhabit marshy areas and are responsible for methane production . Statement (B) is correct as Nostoc is identified as a filamentous cyanobacterium (blue-green algae) that fixes atmospheric nitrogen in specialised cells . Statement (D) is correct because Mycoplasma are unique organisms that completely lack a cell wall and possess the ability to survive without oxygen . Statement (C) is incorrect because chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria obtain energy by oxidising various inorganic substances such as nitrates and ammonia to produce ATP, rather than synthesising cellulose from glucose . Therefore, the correct combination is (A), (B), and (D) .
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