The Mycorrhizae Found Interacting with the Roots of Land Plants

question 71

Multiple Choice

The mycorrhizae found interacting with the roots of land plants are

• A)pathogens, feeding on plant tissue they have damaged with toxins.
• B)parasites, draining sugar from the plant's vascular system.
• C)saprophytes, stripping dead tissue from the root.
• D)symbionts, facilitating the plant's uptake of minerals.
• E)commensals, exploiting a benign environment, but neither helping nor harming the plant.

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