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(A) Blue-green algae,also known as cyanobacteria,are photosynthetic prokaryotes. $Nostoc$ is a well-known genus of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). $

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(A) Blue-green algae,also known as cyanobacteria,are photosynthetic prokaryotes. $Nostoc$ is a well-known genus of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). $Chlamydomonas$ and $Spirogyra$ are green algae (Chlorophyceae),which are eukaryotes. $Sargassum$ is a brown alga (Phaeophyceae),which is also a eukaryote. Therefore,the correct option is $A$.

Which of the following algae is a blue-green alga?

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