Question

what is lichen?explain the kind of association the lichen has.​

Answer 1

A lichen, or lichenized fungus, is actually two organisms functioning as a single, stable unit. Lichens comprise a fungus living in a symbiotic relationship with an alga or cyanobacterium (or both in some instances). There are about 17,000 species of lichen worldwide.

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Answer 2

Hello there, let me make it easy for you
Basically lichen is a mutual association between Algae and fungi in which Algae provides food(phycobiont)and fungi provides environment(mycobiont)

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