Question

An association between roots of higher plants and fungi is called
a. Lichen
b. Fern
c. Mycorrhiza
d. BGA

Answer 1

An association between roots of higher plants and fungi is called Mycorrhiza

Answer 2

The association between roots of ‘higher plants’ and ‘fungi’ is called c) mycorrhiza.

Mycorrhiza are fungi that live on the root nodules of higher plants. The plants are a host to the fungi for its growth and nutrition, in turn the fungi provides energy, by trapping the nutrients from the soil and the atmosphere.

There are 2 types of mycorrhiza that is the ectomycorrhiza and the endomycorrhizae that live on the roots of higher plant.