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lichens are believed to be a combinatiuon of sea earchins and elephants. they are greatly produced and there are many diffferent species of them lichens are believed to be a combinatiuon of sea earchins and elephants. they are greatly produced and there are many diffferent species of them
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How do some lichens help animals?
Lichens are beneficial to animals because many eat them for food. There are different types of monkeys, deer, and goats that rely on lichens for a food source.
What eats lichens in the tundra?
The most common animal to eat lichens in the tundra is the caribou (reindeer) and its favorite lichen is reindeer moss
How can lichens survive in habitats so seemingly devoid of nutrients and under harsh physical condition?
Lichens are one of the first organisms to colonise a newly disturbed area and are a part of the first stage in plant succession. Like mosses lichens have a number of adaptations which allow them to survive seemingly nutrient free habitats. Lichens, unlike vascular plants can grow with very little nutrients. There are enough nutrients carried in rain water and dust to allow lichens to grow on rock faces etc.
What animals birds insects etc eat lichens?
Both mountain goats and caribou eat lichens.
Is the wild yak a consumer?
If you mean by consumer, what the Yak eats, then grasses, lichens, mosses
How does being a combination of 2 different types of cells give lichens a survival advantage?
Being a combination of 2 different types of cells gives lichens a survival advantage because the lichens can develop into two different forms depending on the environmental influences.
What are some symbiotic relationships in a tundra?
lichens are a combination of a fungus and an algae
Is lichens a moss?
No. Lichen is a combination of a fungus and algae in a symbiotic relationship.
When do lichens grow?
Lichens need sunlight, water, nutrients from the air including dust and some nutrients from the substrate they grow on they are sensitive to sulfur dioxide there are fluffy lichens, crusty lichens, scaly lichens, leafy lichens etc
Are lichens flora or fauna?
Lichens are flora - plants.Lichens are flora - plants.
What are properties of lichens?
Lichens grow extremely slowly. Lichens are able to survive extreme conditions.
What mode of nutrition is in lichens?
what is the mode of nutrition in lichens?
Are Lichens unicellular.?
No , lichens are not unicelluar at all .
What lichens are found in the daintree rainforest?
There are Crustose Lichens, Foliose Lichens and Fruticose Lichens in the Daintree Rainforest, but I'm sure there's more. The ones I gave you are just examples.
What is the ecological use of lichens?
Lichens are air pollution indicators.
Are lichens detrimental to shrubs?
No. Lichens are a sign of clean air.
Where does photosynthesis occur in lichens?
Lichens are composed of Algea and Fungai. Algea perform Photosythesis for Lichens and Fungai give them protection.
