How do fungi and algae benefit from each other? What is the relationship called ?
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Answer:
Explanation:
The algae or the cyanobacteria benefit their fungal partner by producing organic carbon compounds through photosynthesis. And the relationship is called symbiotic relationship
Fungi and algae share their food among each other.
'IT IS CALLED LICHEN"
Lichen is the symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi.
Explanation:
Lichen is a grey, green, or yellow plant-like organism found on rocks, walls or trees made of both a specific fungus and a specific algae that help one another.
The fungal component known as mycobiont absorbs water and minerals and provides them to algae component known as phycobiont. The algae component that uses them and makes food along with chlorophyll, and then the food which is prepared has been absorbed by fungi.