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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.

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What is common autotrophic component of 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.


What creates lichen?

It's one of these four: heterotrophic algae and autotrophic fungi heterotrophic bacteria and heterotrophic fungi autotrophic algae and autotrophic fungi autotrophic bacteria and heterotrophic fungi But I'm mot sure which.


What is a plant that consist of both fungi and algae?

Definitionally speaking, if something is a plant, it cannot have a fungal component since fungi are not plants. However, a lichen is often considered by laymen to be a plant (even though it is actually a symbiotic relationship of two or more organisms). A lichen is the most common example of algae and fungi working together.


What is thyto plankton?

A miss spelling of phyto plankton.Phytoplankton are the autotrophic component of the plankton community.


What is mycobiont?

Mycobiont is the fungal component of a lichen which provides shelter and absorbs minerals and water for the algae.


What is big group of lichen?

The most common type of lichen are single-celled green algae of the genus Trebouxia.


What term is coined for the algal component of lichen?

Fungalcomponentis known as mycobiont andalgae componentis called phycobiont.


What consists of the mutualistic relationship of a fungus or either algae or autotrophic bacteria?

LichensA lichen (LIE kuhn) is a combination of a fungus and an alga that grow together. The alga actually lives inside the protective walls of the fungus. The resulting organism is different from either organism growing alone. The lichen is a result of a mutualistic relationship. But the merging of the two organisms to form a lichen is so complete that scientists give lichens their own scientific names.Shortened answer: Lichen


What is the scientific and common name of autotrophic bacteria?

The scientific name for autotrophic bacteria is "Autotrophs" and the common name is "Self-feeding bacteria." Autotrophic bacteria are able to synthesize their own food using inorganic compounds, sunlight, or chemical reactions.


What is the common name of shaggy lichen which grows on trees?

Moss


What cell would you expect to find only in autotrophic organisms?

Autotrophic organisms are animals or plants that can create their own energy from the Sun. The organelle most common in these organisms are chloroplasts.


Which factor if the most important algal contribution to the fungal component of a lichen?

The most important factor for the algal contribution to the fungal component of a lichen is the photosynthetic capability of the algae. Algae in lichens provide nutrients through photosynthesis, which is a vital aspect of the symbiotic relationship between the algae and the fungi.