Common indicator organism of water pollution is :-
- Escherichia coli
- Lemna paucicostata
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Eichhornia crassipes
Answer
(1) Escherichia coli
Solution
Water polluted by sewage contains human faecal matter.
Escherichia coli is a normal inhabitant of the human large intestine and is passed out in very large numbers in faeces, so its presence (coliform count) in water is used as the common indicator of faecal / sewage pollution.
Lemna and Eichhornia are aquatic weeds, and Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogen, not a routine indicator.
∴ The common indicator organism is Escherichia coli.
Answer: (1)