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A lichen is a partnership of an alga and a fungus. These form fixed combinations that are described as lichen species. These have fixed shapes and lifecycles. Makes you wonder, doesn' t it?
Not as unusual as you may think either, as it is thought, on the ground of some pretty good arguments, that the cells of any plant and animal started as partnerships of different, bacteria like life forms.
In lichens the partnership is looser. The alga and the fungus can be separated and cultured apart. They don't like that, they do a lot better together. Lichens can grow in very difficult places. The individual partners would die there!
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Facts about lichen?
They are composite organisms of fungus and algae
Is a lichen a scavenger?
Lichen is considered to be a scavenger. They are commonly organisms that contain fungus and usually have a photosynthetic associate that they grow with.
What fungus and alga that live as a single organisms are called?
Lichen
Is a lichen a parasitic?
A lichen is not generally considered to be a parasite.A lichen is composed of two organisms in a symbiotic association. They are a fungus and a photosynthetic partner, usually either a green alga or a cyanobacterium.
What organisms make up lichen in a tundra biome?
moss and fungi
What is a common autotrophic component of a lichen?
Lichen is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and algae. The algae are the autotrophic component of this partnership. Green algae and cyanobacterium are types of algae commonly found in lichen.
How many pages does Trouble with Lichen have?
Trouble with Lichen has 189 pages.
What domain does Lichen belong to?
Lichen belongs to the domain Eukarya, as they are complex organisms made up of both fungi and algae or cyanobacteria living in a symbiotic relationship.
Which organism causes cracks rin rocks changing the environment where other organisms can grow?
Lichen that is your answer!! :))
The first organisms to live on a rock?
Microscopic (microbes)
Are lichens nonliving?
yes lichen is a living organism it is a fungi that can grow on trees and flat surfaces such as tombstones windows pavement and many others by dae dae follow on face book!
What is the organism that result from a close association between single -cell algae and fungi?
The organism that results from a close association between single-cell algae and fungi is called a lichen. Lichens are symbiotic organisms where the fungi provide structure and support while the algae photosynthesize and provide nutrients.
