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In a mycorrhizal relationship a fungus is partnered with a plant.
The fungus benefits by receiving carbon, which is the basic component of life and which the fungus cannot fix itself.
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Why mycorrhizae is important for higher plant?
Because mycorrhizae are symbiotic micro-organisms, providing nirogen to the higher plants by nitrification.
How do do mycorrhizae help plants?
The mycorrhizae fungus helps in the absorption of minerals and H20 from the soil and defends the roots from other fungi/nematodes.
What is the fungus called which has a mutualistic relationship with plant roots?
Mycorrhizae
Which associations would benefit both a fungus and a plant?
mycorrhizae
Which converts nitrogen from air into a form plants use?
mycorrhizae
Plants can grow successfully in soil that is considered sub-par if they have?
Mycorrhizae
What is common term for fungi that form symbioses in plant roots?
Mycorrhizae
What kind of structure has a symbiotic relationship with fungi in mycorrhizae?
Mycorrhizae are symbiotic relationships between the roots of plants and fungi that act as extensions of the root system. The fungi supply the plant with certain nutrients, and the plant in turn supplies the fungi with carbohydrates.
What is the function of the fungal portion of a mycorrhizae?
increased surface area necessary for absorption
What is the use of mycorrhizae like glomus?
Materials that present a hazard of explotion are called
What is the name of helper that maximizes the root surface area of a plant?
Fungus .as Mycorrhizae .
What two organisms share a mutualistic partnership in the formation of mycorrhizae?
plant and fungi
