Many plants have networks of mycorrhizal fungi around their roots. The fungi provide minerals to the plant and in turn receive sugars from the plantIdentify the type of ecological interaction between plants and mycorrhizal fungi paraditism competition commensalism mutualism

Q: The following belong to the sporophyte generation except microspores seeds nucellus embryo

A: Introduction :  Gametophyte is the phase when haploid (n) gametes, sperm and eggs are developed. The…

Q: Ecologists often attempt to introduce new plants to restore degraded land. In an arid climate,…

A: Step 1 Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a fungus and the root of a plant. The…

Q: Why are bryophytes considered as pollution indicators?

A: Bryophytes are green land plants which donot have vascular tissues. They are used as a potential…

Q: Describe the morphology of a fungi and what is it about their structure that makes them so good at…

A: Morphology of Fungi : Most of Fungi are multicellular organisms having the spores and thread-like…

Q: Compare and contrast endophytes, mycorrhizae, and lichens

A: The Endophytes, mycorrhizae and lichens are the associations formed between two individuals…

Q: Lichens are a mutualistic association of a fungus and either an alga or a cyanobacterium in which…

A: The relationship between the fungus and the photosynthetic partner in lichens is a well-established…

Q: The picture below is of a moss growing on my roof. It shows both the gametophyte and the sporophyte…

A: The term bryophyta comes from teo Greek words, Bryon (miss) and phyton (plant).  Bryophytes are the…

Q: Elaborate the relationship between plant and mycorrhizal fungi with regard to nutrient uptakes.

A: The mycorrhiza depending on their colonization is divided into two groups- 1) Ectomycorrhiza and…

Q: Describe the formation of mycorrhizae and root nodules, and how they benefit the organisms involved

A: Fungi are the multicellular eukaryotic organisms. They are heterotrophs and contain chitin in their…

Q: Mycorrhizae Select one: A.  Help plants gather solar energy. B.  Help plants gather organic…

A: Symbiosis is one of the most basic inter-organism relationships which is classified into three main…

Q: Describe arbuscular mycorrhizae.

A: Fungi is a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that include microbes like yeast and molds and duffer…

Q: Plants that grow in saline water are known as : hydrophytes thallophytes halophytes mesophytes

A: Over the course of time, the plants have adapted to survive in Extreme conditions such as heat,…

Q: Explain at least three important roles for fungi growing in a temperate deciduous forest. What would…

A: Fungi are critical components of microbial communities living in a dynamic and complex soil…

Q: In a research work you are interested in studying the presence of certain fungi associated with the…

A: The term mycorrhiza describes the mutualistic relationship between the fungus in the plant's…

Q: What do hyphae do for a plant partner in a mycorrhizal association? O they increase the surface area…

A: Symbiosis refers to the close biological association between two different species that is…

Q: Write a short note on vegetative propagation in bryophyta

A: Bryophytes are a group of non-vascular plants that have the capacity to survive on land. These…

Q: form mycorrhizae associations with plant roots produce an enzyme used in the polymerase chain…

A: Mycorrhizae sre fungi that have symbiotic relationship wirh roots of many plants. It act as…

Q: so few rhizo When t rhizobia The rhiz soil, so plant to The rhiz soil, so to keep When t

A: Rhizobia are Gram negative soil bacteria and they form symbiotic association with leguminous plants.…

Q: Mycorrhizae is the example of?

A: The symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant that is mutual is more commonly known as…

Q: What steps would it take for a fungus to establish a symbiotic relationship with plants?

A: A fungus is a eukaryotic organism which possess a true nucleus and membrane-bound cellular…

Q: Give a complete definition of mycorrhizae, citing the two main classes and the differences between…

A: Hi, Thanks For Your Question.  Ans : Mycorrhizae Is A Symbiotic Association Fungus And Leguminous…

Q: How can reducing deforestation help to conserve and preserve forest fungi?

A: Without fungi to help in decomposition, all life in the forest would soon be buried under a mountain…

Q: What adaptation prevents animals from eating the cactus?

A: Cactus plant species are Xerophytic/succulent plants which grow in desert environment.   opuntia…

Q: Endomycorrhiza of forest trees contributes to the efficient nutrient cycling in tropical forest…

A: Endo mycorrhizae refer to the type of close relationship between a plant and root fungi in which the…

Q: Describe the general features of phytoflagellates. Give and explain the imrotance of…

A: Flagellates are a group of protozoans and are mainly uninucleate organisms and they possess one to…

Q: "Yeast" form of growth refers to fungi that grow primarily as

A: Yeasts are single cellular.

Q: What benefit do Cordyceps fungi gain from interacting with ants and other insects hosts, and what…

A: Cordyceps are the fungi belonging to ascomycetes that forms endoparasites on different host bodies…

Q: hich of the following is most likely to be buried at location "B"?

A: 1. As the fungus is forming a fairy ring in order to seek food, location B will be a place without…

Q: Fairy rings (such as the one in the photo on the left) are circles of fungi that often appear in…

A: NOTE: I'll be answering first two questions as the third question number is mentioned but the…

Q: Which of the following is a mutualistic relationship between a photosynthetic bacteria and a fungus?…

A: Relationship among species is also an evolutionary product such as protists and prokaryotes partner…

Q: Explain the importance of mycorrhizae to the growth of vascular plants

A: Mycorrhizae is a relationship between fungi and plants. It is a mutualistic relationship where both…

Q: #4 What do hyphae do for a plant partner in a mycorrhizal association?    1.they decrease the…

A: Plants are known to be the primary producer of nature. They generate their own food through the…

Q: Explain four changes that occur as vegetative grass changes to reproduction phase

A: The reproduction phase is the second stage of the cell cycle, during which the cell copies its DNA…

Q: Is saguaro cacti a fungus

A: Fungi may be found in almost every habitat, but the majority live on the soil or plant material…

Q: Which of the following correctly matches the protist to the mode of nutrition? Chara- Autotrophy,…

A: Protista are small, simple eukaryotic organisms mainly consist of colony of cells or single cells.…

Q: Both bacteria and fungi are major environmental decomposers. Obviously competition exists in any…

A: Decomposers are organisms which feed on dead and decaying organic matter. they play an very much…

Soil Ecosystem

Soil provides a habitat or living environment for a large number of different species of organisms as well as plants. It provides all the essential nutrients and minerals for plants to grow. All these together form the soil ecosystem.