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What is a Lichen?

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Lichen are organisms formed by a symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi. Usually the fungi is the host and algae or cyanobacteria is the symbiont. The algae performs photosynthesis and the fungi consumes the end product. However both the fungi and algae are capable of living independently.

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