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Some blue-green algae are used as bio fertilisers because they (a) are photosynthetic (b) have mucilage (c) grow everywhere (d) fix nitrogen

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Some blue-green algae are used as bio fertilisers because they

(a) are photosynthetic

(b) have mucilage

(d) fix nitrogen

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