Why Is the Symbiotic Relationship of Truffle Mushrooms and Tree

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why is the symbiotic relationship of truffle mushrooms and tree roots considered to be crucial to the colonization of land?

• A)This relationship is found in some of the oldest plant fossils.
• B)Truffles have seeds.
• C)Truffles provide trees with sugars.

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