NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM FUNGI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many plants form partnerships with the fungi known as mycorrhizae. This fungus helps give these plants access to nutrients in the soil and protects them against diseases and toxins. What type of relationship would this be?
A
saprophytic
B
parasitic
C
heterotrophic
D
symbiotic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a green plant and a fungus. The plant makes organic molecules such as sugars by photosynthesis and supplies them to the fungus, and the fungus supplies to the plant water and mineral nutrients, such as phosphorus, taken from the soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mycorrhizae are symbiotic relationships that form between fungi and plants. The fungi colonize the root system of a host plant, providing increased water and nutrient absorption capabilities while the plant provides the fungus with carbohydrates formed from photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mycorrhizae are a symbiotic association between plant roots and fungi. Their major role is to enhance nutrient and water uptake by the host plant by exploiting a larger volume of soil than roots alone can do. Mycorrhizae come in a number of forms, dependent upon both host plant and fungal taxonomy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants send sugars from their leaves to fungi as food. Further, root surface area can be increased by mycorrhizae, allowing plants to uptake water and nutrients more efficiently from a large soil volume (Nadeem et al.

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