All of the following are features of the blue-green bacteria EXCEPT:
A) ability to both fix nitrogen and produce oxygen.
B) are autotrophs that produce both sugars and oxygen using light energy.
C) contain chlorophyll a and the phycobilins (phycocyanin and phycoerythrin).
D) produce a nitrogenous food reserve called cyanophycin.
E) have chloroplasts similar to those of plants for photosynthesis.

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Blue-green bacteria, also known as cyanobacteria, do not have chloroplasts like plants. Instead, they perform photosynthesis using thylakoid membranes within their cytoplasm. Chloroplasts are a feature of eukaryotic cells, while cyanobacteria are prokaryotic.

All of the Following Are Features of the Blue-Green Bacteria