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Fungus assocation with plants
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2014

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Term
Lichens
Definition
- symbiotic Relationship between Fungi and Photosynthetic Organisms (green algae or Cyanobacteria)

- Fungi provide nutrients and habitat

- Algae provides food produced by photosynthesis

- Lichens reproduce Asexually by fragmentation
Term
Mycosis
Definition
Fungal Infection
Term
Examples of Fungal association with animals (2)
Definition
Leaf Cutting Ant :
- Make a fungal "garden"
- Fungus is feed leaves by Ants
- Fungus is fed to ant larvae

Cows and other grazers:
- Fungi help digest plant material in gut.
Term
Soredia
Definition
Lichen fragments
Term
Mycorrhize
Definition
Symbiotic Relationship between fungi and plant roots.
Term
Ectomycorrhize
Definition
When Fungi live outside plant root.
Term
Endomycorrhize
Definition
When fungi lives within the plant root.
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