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Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2009

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    A teacher was explaining about a constant physical contact involving almost equal physiological interdependence in two different thalloid forms. He was trying to explain one of the following

    A)  mycorrhizal association

    B)  establishment of heterothallism

    C)  operation of heterothallism

    D)  advent of lichen formation

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Lichen is a symbiotic relationship between algae (phycobiont) and fungi (mycobiont). Both the partners are in a constant physical contact and have almost equal physiological interdependence, The fungal partner takes part in reproduction, while   algae   synthesize   food   through photosynthesis.


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