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It is essential to the life of many plants. the seeds of some plants cannot germinate without a mycorrhizal fungi present, such as orchids. Many trees cannot survive without it as well.
In this relationship, the fungi and the plants help each other. The hyphae absorb water and minerals by producing a network of that covers roots of plans and increases the effective surface area of the root system. This lets roots absorb more water and minerals from the soil. The fungi also release enzymes that release nutrients in the soil.
In return, the plants provide fungi with the products of photosynthesis.
I got my info from the North Carolina Prentice Hall Biology book by Miller and Levine. I think it is given out in the highschool division only, but you could probably get it from any other biology book or plant book that contains fungi.
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∙ 9y agoThe term mycorrhizae refers to the mutually beneficial relationship between a group of fungi and higher plants. It is important to the environment because it enhances a plantâ??s ability to take up nutrients and water.
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∙ 12y agoit increases the surface area for water and mineral absorption into the plant
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∙ 12y agoplant and fungi because it feeds on stuff
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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
The association of plants and fungi in mycorrhizae illustrates a type of relationship called?
Mutualism.
Mutualistic fungi that help to provide nutrients to trees shrubs and other plants?
True
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
