Bio 124 -Exam 2

Fungus Mycelium
- -Basic body component that makes up fungus
- -Can live inside the fected organism as well as on the outside
- -secretes exoenzymes
How is Lichen a mutualistic symbiont
- -algal cell is protectd against drying out because fungal hypahe allows it to remain moist by absorbing water
- -fungal hyphae gains carbohydrates from algal cell
Lichen
- -one species made up of 2 organisms (photsynthetic organisms and fungus)
- -break down rocks and set stage for invasion of other organisms
2 examples of mutualistic symbionts

lichens & mycorrhizae

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Bio 124 -Exam 2

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