Cyanobacteria Accomplish Nitrogen Fixation in Special Thick Walled Cells Known

Question

Cyanobacteria accomplish nitrogen fixation in special thick walled cells known as:
A) Akinetes
B) Endospores
C) Heterocysts
D) Nodules
E) Nitrogenase

Accepted Answer

Heterocysts are specialized cells in some cyanobacteria that provide an anaerobic environment necessary for the nitrogenase enzyme to fix atmospheric nitrogen into a form the organism can use.