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Economic Uses of Bacteria & Archaea — NEET Biology

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State two economically important uses of: (a) heterotrophic bacteria (b) archaebacteria

NCERT Biology · Class 11 · Chapter 2 · Paragraph 59
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Match the following organisms/groups from Kingdom Monera with their characteristic features: Column I (Organism/Group) A. Archaebacteria B. Cyanobacteria C. Mycoplasma D. Chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria E. Heterotrophic bacteria Column II (Key Feature/Classification) 1. Lack cell wall, smallest living cells known 2. Photosynthetic autotrophs with chlorophyll a, can fix atmospheric nitrogen 3. Live in extreme habitats like hot springs and marshy areas, produce biogas 4. Majority are important decomposers, causing diseases like cholera 5. Oxidise inorganic substances for ATP production Choose the correct match from the options given below:

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