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Lichens are the associations of:

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bacteria and fungus

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algae and bacterium

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fungus and algae

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fungus and virus

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Solution

The correct option is C
fungus and algae

A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae living among filaments of a fungus in a symbiotic relationship. The combined life form has properties that are very different from the properties of its component organisms.

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