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question 33

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the description below.
A lichen is a mutualistic association between a fungus and a green algae or cyanobacteria. There are clear morphological differences in lichen body form; some have flat bodies and are very close together, others have leaf-like bodies, and still others grow upright. The association between the two organisms is so complete that lichens are classified as a single organism.
-Biologists have noted that lichen structure differs substantially from the fungus component grown separately. What is the most plausible explanation for this?

• A)The variation depends on the structure of the hyphae.
• B)The variation depends if reproduction is sexual or asexual.
• C)The variation is due to the photosynthetic partners which influence lichen structure.
• D)The variation depends on the coevolution of the partners.
• E)The variation depends where the lichens are found.

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