Practice mode Soil Science

In flooded rice fields, snails feed on which nitrogen-fixing organism?

Correct answer A. Azolla

Explanation

Azolla is a small aquatic fern grown in paddies because its symbiotic cyanobacterium Anabaena fixes nitrogen. Snails graze on Azolla and are a recognised pest of it.

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