Question

Choose the correct match similar to that of the given mutualistic interaction.
Roots::Fungi

• A. Blue green algae:: Fungi
• B. Sea anemone::Hermit crab
• C. Insects::flower
• D. Rhizobium::Legumes

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A Blue green algae:: Fungi
D Rhizobium::Legumes

Mutualism is an interaction in which both the interacting organisms are benefited. Mutualistic interaction of organisms can be either independent or dependent . For example all of the flowering plants that are in a mutualistic relationship with different animal species, they depend on insects for pollination and on fruit-eating animals and birds for seed dispersion and these interactions are quite independent as the organisms come together when necessary. There are many types of mutualistic interactions that are very closely interlinked and are dependent on each other for their survival. For example, the inextricably intertwined interactions as seen in lichens and mycorrhizae. Even the root nodules of the leguminous plants and the rhizobium is an example of such involvement. They occupy the same niche and the only way we can study these organisms is together. The relation between the sea anemone and hermit crabs is not interlinked to the extent seen in lichens and mycorrhizae.