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A lichen is not a single organism; it is a stable symbiotic association between a fungus and algae and/or cyan bacteria.
Symbiotic means any two life form that can only exist with the two life forms are together. There are many examples of this in the plant world, where a plant only have one pollinator and the pollinator only feeds on that plant.
Like all fungi, lichen fungi require carbon as a food source; this is provided by their symbiotic algae and/or cyan bacteria, that are photosynthetic.
The lichen symbiosis is thought to be a mutualism, since both the fungi and the photosynthetic partners, called photobionts, benefit.
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Does a lichen have plant cells or animal cells?
Plant cells.
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.
How is animal cells different from plant cell?
well the animal is different from a plant cell because a plant cell have a cell wall, & chloroplast and the animal cell does not
Is Lichens is a plant?
A lichen is a fungus.
Is a lichen a combine with another organism?
Lichen is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant.
How animal cell is different from plant cell?
well the animal is different from a plant cell because a plant cell have a cell wall, & chloroplast and the animal cell does not
Is grass a lichen?
No, grass is a plant, and lichen is a fungus
What are the plants and animals different?
The differences between a plant and an animal * An animal eats different types of things a plant uses photosynthesis * A plant grows underground and a animal does not.
What is the most common Antarctic plant?
The most common Antarctic plant is lichen. There are about 150 different types of lichen able to survive the extreme temperatures, as well as 30 mosses, some fungi, one species of hair-grass and one liverwort.
What do lemming eat?
They eat grasses, mosses, and mostly lichen. LEMMINGS
How are animal cells different from plant cells-?
Animal cells are different from plant cells in that the cell wall of animal cells is not made up of cellulose.
How is the plant and a cow similar and different?
that the cow is an animal and the plant ia plant
