Symbiotic Relationships of Fungi
Air Pollution indicators Pioneer of Ecological Succession
Functions of Lichens
relationship between fungus and plant roots
Mycorrhizae
The part that is pushed into the cell membrane
Arbuscule
Hyphae extends into the roots between plant cells
Ectomyccorhizae
Branched hyphae called arbuscular that is pushed into the cell membrane
Endomyccorhizae
Fungi uses the sugar produced by photosynthesis of plants Plants use the water and minerals from the fungi
How does fungi and plants benefit (mycorrhizae)
relationship between fungus and cyanobacteria or green algae
Lichens
which reindeer eat
Reindeer Lichens
used as litmus paper dye or dye yarn
Rocella Lichens
1. Lichens 2.Mycorrhizae
Symbioses of Fungi with
1.Endomyccorhizae 2.Ectomyccorhizae
Two types of Mycorrhizae
1. Crustose - crust like 2.Foliose - leaf like 3.Fruiticose - shrub like
Types of Lichens