ECOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
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equilibrium
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primary succession
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lichen
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climax community
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lichens. A lichen is a dual organism that consists of a mutualistic relationship between a fungus (the mycobiont) and an alga or cyanobacterium (the photobiont). Usually neither can survive on its own. Most of the fungi involved are Ascomycota, though a few are Basidiomycota.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lichens are a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms, a fungus and an alga.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lichens are the symbiotic association linking algae and fungi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lichen is a symbiotic association between algae and fungi. Algal component is called phycobiont and fungal component is called mycobiont.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lichens have scientific names as though they are a species of organism, but actually a lichen is a fungus and an alga living in a symbiotic relationship (both are benefited by living together.)