Select the mismatch :
- Rhodospirillum - Mycorrhiza
- Anabaena - Nitrogen fixer
- Rhizobium - Alfalfa
- Frankia - Alnus
Answer
(1) Rhodospirillum - Mycorrhiza
Solution
⇒ Rhodospirillum is a free-living, anaerobic, photosynthetic nitrogen-fixing bacterium; mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association of fungi (e.g. Glomus) with plant roots ⇒ mismatch.
⇒ Anabaena is a cyanobacterium that fixes atmospheric nitrogen ⇒ correct.
⇒ Rhizobium forms root nodules in legumes such as alfalfa ⇒ correct.
⇒ Frankia forms nitrogen-fixing root nodules in the non-leguminous plant Alnus ⇒ correct.
Answer: (1)