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Question :

Give the ecological importance of lichens.​

Answer 1

Because lichens enable algae to live all over the world in many different climates, they also provide a means to convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through photosynthesis into oxygen, which we all need to survive. ... Lichens can provide us with valuable information about the environment around us.

Answer 2

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⚽ Ecologicall importance of lichens:

• Lichens are the pioneers of vegetation, occuring on rocks.

• Lichens are the first plants to settle on barren rocks.

• Rhizoids of lichen secrete organic acids such as carbonic acids and oxalic acids due to which rocks get broken and soil formation takes place. This process is called pedogenesis.

• Such soils create favourable conditions for bryophytes and other higher plants to grow.