Question

Identify A and B in the table below with respect to lichens. Also identify the mode of nutrition exhibited by lichens.

$\begin{array}{cc}Organism& Function\\ \text{(A) \_\_\_\_\_\_}& \text{Provides shelter, water and minerals}\\ \text{Algae}& \text{(B) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}\end{array}$

Answer 1

Lichen is an example of symbiotic nutrition between a fungi and an algae. In this relationship, the fungi provides shelter, water and minerals to the algae, and in exchange the algae provides food to the fungi.