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Which of the following statement(s) regarding the plant shown below is/are correct?


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This type of nutrition fulfills both the needs of algae and the fungi.
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The fungi provides water, minerals and shelter to the algae.
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The algae does not gain anything from this relationship.
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The algae provides food and nutrients to the fungi.
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Solution

The correct options are
A This type of nutrition fulfills both the needs of algae and the fungi.
B The fungi provides water, minerals and shelter to the algae.
D The algae provides food and nutrients to the fungi.
The type of association where two organisms live together and are mutually beneficial to each other is known as a symbiotic association. For example, lichen is a perfect example for symbiotic association which is between a fungi and an algae. In this association, the fungi provides water, minerals and shelter to the algae which in return provides food to the fungi.

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