Mycorrhizae are the example of:
Correct answer: C. Symbiosis
- A. Amensalism
- B. Antibiosis
- C. Symbiosis
- D. Fungistasis
Explanation
Mycorrhizae is an association between the roots of plants growing in acid soil and certain fungi. The host is pine, beech or heather and it provides the fungus with an enzyme to digest carbohydrates in leaf litter. In return, the fungus symbiont passes mineral ions from the soil to the host.
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