Ecologists often attempt to introduce new plants to restore degraded land. In an arid climate, scientists recommend introducing plants with arbuscular mycorrhizae. How would the mycorrhizae increase the plants’ survival compared to plants without mycorrhizae?

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Q: Compare and contrast endophytes, mycorrhizae, and lichens

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Q: What are the advantages of mycorrhizal associaation?

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Q: Describe arbuscular mycorrhizae.

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Q: explain that the relationship between a plant root and a mycorrhizal fungus is mutualistic.

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Q: mention two fungi that form mycorrhizae with economically important plants

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Q: Describe the important ecological role of mycorrhiza.

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Q: Give the significance of mycorrhizal association to the host plant and to the fungi.

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Q: Explain the importance of mycorrhizae to the growth of vascular plants

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Q: Why are bryophytes considered as primary source of water?

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Q: Differentiate between ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizae

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Q: How do endomycorrhizae differ from ectomycorrhizae?

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Soil Ecosystem

Soil provides a habitat or living environment for a large number of different species of organisms as well as plants. It provides all the essential nutrients and minerals for plants to grow. All these together form the soil ecosystem.