answersLogoWhite

0

Can all fungi make lichen

User Avatar

Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

No, only certain species can make lichen. These certain species cannot live without their alga/cyanobacterium partner.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What are some of the interrelationships that the Antarctic has?

i believe one symbiotic relationship in antarctica is the lichen and fungi. Its hard to believe there are plants there but there are. The fungi is the lichen's photosynthetic partner, meaning it provides the lichen with sunlight. i believe one symbiotic relationship in antarctica is the lichen and fungi. Its hard to believe there are plants there but there are. The fungi is the lichen's photosynthetic partner, meaning it provides the lichen with sunlight.


What are lichen and give their life cycle?

Lichen is a type of fungi. Fungi is like a specie in the 6 kingdoms. Mushrooms are also fungi. Lichen can grow on rocks and logs.


What organisms make up lichen in a tundra biome?

moss and fungi


Is lichen a cell?

Lichen is not a cell but a symboitic association between fungi and algae.


Is lichen a flowering plant?

No, lichen is not a flowering plant. Lichen is a symbiotic organism formed from a fungus and algae or cyanobacteria, and it reproduces through spores or fragmentation, not by flowering and producing seeds.


A plant that is a cross between a fungi and an algae?

Lichen is formed by a partnership between fungi and algae. Lichen is a specific type of moss that grows on rocks.


What type of relationship is shown by lichen?

It is an intermediate between fungi and lichen. It is also a biological indicator


Is a mushroom a lichen?

no, a mushroom is not a lichen. Mushrooms are mushrooms and lichens are symbiotic relationship of algae/cyanobacteria residing inside a fungi.


Is a lichen a symbiosis between an alga and fungi?

yes


Are lichen easy to classify?

Lichen are formed by the co-location and inter-dependency of certain kinds of fungi and algae.


Why is lichen green and gray?

Algae and fungi are green and gray


What protists are symbiotic with fungus in lichen?

Algae and cyanobacteria are the protists that form symbiotic relationships with fungi in lichens. These photosynthetic organisms provide nutrients to the fungi, while the fungi offer protection and structure to the protists, leading to a mutually beneficial relationship within the lichen structure.