What technical term is given to the symbiotic association of fungi with – a) Algae b) Roots of higher plants
A lichen is not a single organism; it is a stable symbiotic association between a fungus and algae and/or cyanobacteria. The lichen symbiosis is thought to be a mutualistic one since both the fungi and the photosynthetic partners are benefitted as algae are responsible for the synthesis of food meanwhile fungi provide protection to the algae. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a green plant and a fungus. Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lacks a cell wall. Mycoplasmas are the smallest free-living microbes known.
