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Lichens is the group of fungus that is found growing on rocks.
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What classifies a mushroom as a living thing?
A mushroom is a type of fungus, therefore meaning that it is a living organism. Fungus is a group of creatures that live on other beings. You can find fungi growing on rotten tree trunks, or even on rocks that are soggy and old.
What lichens and how do they break down rocks?
Lichen are a composite of two organisms (fungus and algae) living symbiotically and they have a small amount of acid. ;p and it breaks down rocks by growing on rocks!
What group are fossils never found in?
Fossils are never found in Igneous rocks
How can the actual age of a rock group be found?
You can find it on Wikipedia. To answer the real question you can find out be carbon dating the rocks.
What is the group of rocks that are formed from sediments?
sedimentary rocks
What classifies a mushroom as a living thing?
A mushroom is a type of fungus, therefore meaning that it is a living organism. Fungus is a group of creatures that live on other beings. You can find fungi growing on rotten tree trunks, or even on rocks that are soggy and old.
What are lichens and how do they break down rocks?
Lichen are a composite of two organisms (fungus and algae) living symbiotically and they have a small amount of acid. ;p and it breaks down rocks by growing on rocks!
What are lichens how do they break down rocks?
Lichen are a composite of two organisms (fungus and algae) living symbiotically and they have a small amount of acid. ;p and it breaks down rocks by growing on rocks!
What lichens and how do they break down rocks?
Lichen are a composite of two organisms (fungus and algae) living symbiotically and they have a small amount of acid. ;p and it breaks down rocks by growing on rocks!
What are plants grown on rocks?
fungus
What group are fossils never found in?
Fossils are never found in Igneous rocks
Who discovered the Feldspar Rocks?
The person who first found feldspar rocks is unknown, however, these types of rocks are commonly found in the Earth's crust and along road cuts of Ontario. Feldspar is commonly found in granite.
Why is Lichen an example of Mutualism?
Lichen is an example of Mutualism because it consists of a fungus and an alga growing together. the fungus provides support in which the alga can grow. The alga makes food by photosynthesis using the water that the fungus has stored. The fungus also takes in minerals to be converted into materials for growth. together the two organisms form a structure that can live on the surfaces of rocks in harsh conditions where other organisms cannot survive.
How does fungus effect erosion?
Fungi takes rocks and breaks them down
Where are liverworts often found?
Liverworts r often found growing as a thick crust on moist rocks or soil along the sides of a stream..
What kind of organisms are found growing under rocks on 'Little Red Hill' and might even live on Mars?
Cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, are found underneath the rocks, where there is a little dampness to supply water for them to live.
Are lichens growing on rocks competition?
no
