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Non-symbiotic nitrogen fixers are

1. Azotobacter
2. Pseudomonas
3. soil fungi
4. blue-green algae

Correct answer: Azotobacter

Solution

Azotobacter is a free-living, non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium. It can fix atmospheric nitrogen independently, unlike symbiotic fixers that live in association with plants.

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