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What advantages do some plants have when they form associations with fungi?
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∙ 14y ago
Symbiosis requires that both organisms benefit. Plants that associate themselves with fungi can obtain nutrients that would be otherwise unavailable. Citrus trees are an example. Fungi grow within the root tissue and help to provide certain minerals. The fungi benefit by getting nourishment from the citrus tree.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoA mycorrhiza is a symbiotic generally mutualistic association between a fungus and the vascular plant roots. The fungus colonises the host plant's roots.
There are many benefits of mycorrhiza, such as follows
1. The fungus gets ready-made carbohydrates usually glucose and sucrose.In return, they help in absorption of water and minerals due to more absorptive area(because of presence of mycelia)
2. They help in intake of phosphate ions.Due to this, Mycorrhizal plants show faster growth than non-mycorrhizal plants.
3. Mycorrhizal plants are Disease-tolerant.
4. They also help improve soil chemistry.
Thus, Mycorrhizas have many benefits.
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Shalakha Berwal
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∙ 8y agoThe fungus, with its large surface area, is able to soak up water and nutrients over a large area and provide them to the plant. In return, the plant provides energy-rich sugars manufactured through photosynthesis.
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∙ 11y agoI Don't Know exactly. Actually IDK at all SORRY OTHERWISE I WOULD HELP
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∙ 11y agoThe plant provides nutrients to the fungus. The fungus helps the root absorb minerals and protects the plant from some disease-causing organisms.
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∙ 11y agohelps roots absorb water and solutes much more rapidly
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∙ 11y agoThese fungi living in the roots of plants are called VAM fungi and these are useful to the plants inmovilizing the nutrients for plant growth.
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Plant seed coats mycorrhizae and cuticles are examples of?
In plants cuticles prevent water loss, and seed coats protect the seed inside. Mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations that form between the roots of most plant species and fungi. For example, Fungi helped early plants absorb nutrients from the hard, rocky soil. These are all examples of evolutionary adaptations of plants.
Mycorrhiza form a relationship between fungi and which part of vascular plants?
The roots.
Why are ecological important?
Glomeromycetes form arbuscular mycorrhizae, which are symbiotic associations with plant roots. They increase surface area for absorption of nutrients and water from the soil. The fungi obtain organic compounds from the plant cells. Absence of such endomycorrhizae reduces ability of plants to obtain nutrition. Many plants cannot survive in their absence.
Uses of Fungi?
Fungi, together with bacteria, are responsible for most of the recycling which returns dead material to the soil in a form in which it can be reused. Fungi are vitally important for the good growth of most plants, including crops, through the development of mycorrhizal associations. Fungi are also important directly as food for humans. Many mushrooms are edible and different species are cultivated for sale worldwide.
Why are glomeromycetes ecologically important?
Glomeromycetes form arbuscular mycorrhizae, which are symbiotic associations with plant roots. They increase surface area for absorption of nutrients and water from the soil. The fungi obtain organic compounds from the plant cells. Absence of such endomycorrhizae reduces ability of plants to obtain nutrition. Many plants cannot survive in their absence.
Do fungi usually form symbiotic associations with animals and bacteria?
No, fungi can live without a relationship with animals or bacteria.
What are the importance of mushroom?
Mushrooms are the reproductive organs of some fungi. They signal that there is an extensive underground network of fine filaments that are an important part of the global carbon cycle. Briefly, the fungi break down organic material in the soil making it available to other organisms including plants. Some fungi form associations with plants including small plants like grasses and large plants like trees. Most land plants have some fungus associated with their roots. Without fungi, the plants cannot grow well and the soil is not fertile.
Plant seed coats mycorrhizae and cuticles are examples of?
In plants cuticles prevent water loss, and seed coats protect the seed inside. Mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations that form between the roots of most plant species and fungi. For example, Fungi helped early plants absorb nutrients from the hard, rocky soil. These are all examples of evolutionary adaptations of plants.
Mycorrhiza form a relationship between fungi and which part of vascular plants?
The roots.
Why are ecological important?
Glomeromycetes form arbuscular mycorrhizae, which are symbiotic associations with plant roots. They increase surface area for absorption of nutrients and water from the soil. The fungi obtain organic compounds from the plant cells. Absence of such endomycorrhizae reduces ability of plants to obtain nutrition. Many plants cannot survive in their absence.
Uses of Fungi?
Fungi, together with bacteria, are responsible for most of the recycling which returns dead material to the soil in a form in which it can be reused. Fungi are vitally important for the good growth of most plants, including crops, through the development of mycorrhizal associations. Fungi are also important directly as food for humans. Many mushrooms are edible and different species are cultivated for sale worldwide.
Why are glomeromycetes ecologically important?
Glomeromycetes form arbuscular mycorrhizae, which are symbiotic associations with plant roots. They increase surface area for absorption of nutrients and water from the soil. The fungi obtain organic compounds from the plant cells. Absence of such endomycorrhizae reduces ability of plants to obtain nutrition. Many plants cannot survive in their absence.
Are fungi plants or animals?
They are of their own kingdom; Fungi.They generally are decomposers, not photosynthesizers.Some "fungi" are difficult to classify and have been classified as fungi because they have more similarities with fungi than actual plants or other life-forms.It is a life-form that is widely researched and some specimens tickle many a scientist brain as to where they actually belong.This middle paragraph seems to confuse Fungi with Protista. " Scientists brains are not tickled " as to where Fungi belong as they are all Eumycota. The only dispute over classification is within the group Fungi as molecular genetics has challenged some taxonomy that classified Fungi physically. Fungi are not plants, animals or protists.
Are mushrooms and sponges fungi?
Mushrooms and toadstools are examples of fungi. Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera. In biological terms, fungi form a kingdom. Plants have a separate kingdom. Animals have a separate kingdom.
How are leguminous plants able to survive in soil low in nitrate ions?
They have mutualistic relationships with fungi and bacteria that can split atmospheric nitrogen into a form that is usable by the plants.
Why are Fungi like plants and animals?
Fungi are like plants because they don't move like plants. Because of this early scientists have classified fungi into same category as plants. Fungi are like animals because they are heterotrophic. They cannot produce their own food. One plant that moves like an animal is the TickleMe Plant. The leaves of the TickleMe Plant fold up and the branches droop when Tickled and it can be grown as a pet indoors.
Are bacteria fungi?
In biological terms, fungi form a kingdom. The group of organisms we call fungi, includes yeasts and molds as well as mushrooms. Plants have a separate kingdom. Animals have a separate kingdom. Bacteria, protozoans, amoebas are in other kingdoms.
