Why Is the Symbiotic Relationship of Truffle Mushrooms and Tree

question 37

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 the terrestrial adaptation of seeds.
• C)Tree roots can be found only in terrestrial environments.
• D)Truffles provide trees with sugars.

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