Fungi Symbiosis

Rhizobium

bacteria that performs nitrogen fixation,takes N2 out of the air and turns it into NH4 which plants can absorb, and then goes back into the air when a plant decomposes Found in soil

Parasitism

A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed

lichen

Composite organism resulting from a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and a cyanobacterium or green alga. Found on rocks which help turn it into soil

Mycorrhizae

Mutualistic relationship between a plant and a fungus that grows in or on its roots.

Cyanobacteria

Photosynthetic, oxygen-producing bacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae). First photosynthesizers

Mutualism

symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship