Epiphytes are(A) fungi that attack plants.(B) fungi that form mutualistic associations with roots.(C) nonphotosynthetic parasitic plants.(D) plants that grow on other plants.

Q: What are parasites and saprophytes?

A: Parasites and saprophyte both belong to the type of heterotrophic nutrition where they eat…

Q: Draw a generalized pine tree life cycle and identify the following structures: male and female…

A: pine tree life cycle

Q: How might life on Earth differ from what we know today if no mutualistic relationships between fungi…

A: Fungi are eukaryotic organisms. Mushrooms, yeasts, molds all these microorganisms come under fungi.…

Q: What are some examples of C3,C4,CAM plants. 2. What are the the adaptations favouring plant growth…

A: Structures that are important in plant devlopment are leaves, shoots, buds, flowers, and roots. The…

Q: Why are bryophytes, hepatophytes, monilophytes, and lycophytes all bound to water for reproduction?…

A: Reproduction occurs when male gametes fertilize female gametes (sexual reproduction) or the male…

Q: What two plant diseases, caused by parasitic fungi, havehad an enormous impact on forests in the…

A: Plant diseases are known to be caused by several infections but out of them, parasitic fungal is…

Q: Given that lichens are an association between multiple species from different kingdoms, how do you…

A: A lichen is a form of symbiotic relationship that forms when a fungus, either an ascomycete or a…

Q: Which traits are characteristics of fungi? obtain nutrients from other organisms cells lack…

A: FUNGUS  -  It is a member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as…

Q: If I am comparing a fungi and a bryophyte, what are some similarities and some differences I should…

A: Bryophytes are non-vascular plants, including liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. They are…

Q: How does the symmetry of a moss gametophyte compare with that of a liverwort gametophyte?

A: Symmetry & other features comparison:                          Liverwort Gametophyte…

Q: In a young anther, a group of compactly arranged homogenous cells were observed in the centre of…

A: The part of the flower's male reproductive organ where the pollen grains are produced is called an…

Q: What is sporophyte ?

A: Sporophyte is a diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga. It develops from…

Q: Use the fern life cycle to answer the following questions in detail and explain: a. Does the…

A: Ferns are those organisms of the plant kingdom that belong to the Phylum Pteridophytes, also known…

Q: Mushrooms often sprout from soil in rows or circles commonly called “fairy rings.” How would you…

A: Fungi are eukaryotic heterotrops that grow and form thread like structures called hyphae to form a…

Q: How does the evolution of endodermis, lignified cell walls, sclerenchyma, vascular tissues, true…

A: Vascular plants are those plants it causes vascular tissues for the transfer of substances. Vascular…

Q: If you are looking at the fungal structure we usually call a mushroom, what are you looking at?

A: A mushroom is the fleshy, edible, spore-forming body of fungus typically produced above the ground.

Q: Ascomycetes vary greatly in morphology . How could you confirm that a fungus is an ascomycete?

A: Characteristics of Fungi:         The majority of known Fungi falls under the Phylum Ascomycota,…

Q: Explain at least three important roles for fungi growing in a temperate deciduous forest. What would…

A: Fungi are critical components of microbial communities living in a dynamic and complex soil…

Q: fungi are saprophytes like bacteria. true or false?

A: Answer- True.  Saprophytes are the fungi, bacterias, plants and microbes living on the dead and…

Q: Why is the fern able to grow larger than the moss?

A: In the forest understorey, moss and fern species are prevalent. Both moss and fern species are…

Q: Hyphae as pictured in the image below are what? O A. hyphae and mycellium describes the same…

A: Fungi are mainly saprophytic organisms that produce hyphae or mycelium during their growth. The…

Q: What are endophytes?

A: Bacteria are a kind of natural cell. They establish an enormous area of prokaryotic microorganisms.…

Q: , enumerate 4 similarities between Chlorophytes and Charophytes.

A: chlorophyta- Algae in this group are marine and terrestrial. here the cell wall is made up of the…

Q: Gametophyte and sporophyte generations take turns in a type of sexual reproduction called what?

A: In different groups of plants, sexual reproduction occurs in slightly different ways. The…

Q: What is the significance of the vast fern forests of the Carboniferous? What is the function of the…

A: Introduction: The Carboniferous period refers to 359-299millions of years ago. The part of the late…

Q: What thick feature do they have that is similar to plants? How could you explain that fungi are not…

A: Plants varies in size from a few centimeters long duckweeds to California's huge sequoias, which may…

Q: What are conidia? How does a conidium differ from a hypha?From a mycelium?

A: Fungi are a group of plants called thallophta. Fungi are heterotrophic as plants body of fungi does…

Q: Ferns, Mosses, Algae & Fungi , cholorophyll is found in ?

A: Chlorophyll may be a green photosynthetic  pigment found in plants, algae, Ferns & Mosses.…

Q: It must be difficult for secondary growth to arise by evolution. How many times has it evolved in…

A: Introduction  Life originated on earth around 4 billion years ago in the ocean. However, it was just…

Q: Read these two statements about plant-fungal interactions, then pick the statement below that is…

A: The scarcity of water jeopardizes not only dry and arid regions but agricultural areas as well.…

Q: How are a fungus's hyphae, mycelium, and septa related? A. The hyphae is a network of branched…

A: Fungus is a separate kingdom which contains Eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms. This group consists…

Q: Explain the role of viruses,viroids,lichens?

A: Viruses are the tiny structure and small in the size. They lack cell walls but are surrounded by the…

Q: What's the dominant generation of Anthocerophyta, Ginkgophyta, and Gnetophyta?

A: Anthocerotophyta, also known as hornworts are a group of non-vascular plants. Plants belonging to…

Q: What are the trends of thegametophyte in the evolutionof plants?

A: Plants have a life cycle called "alternation of generations", in which a multicellular diploid stage…

Q: Draw a fern life cycle and include the following terms: sporophyte, frond, rhizome, roots, sorus,…

A: The fern's life cycle is divided into two stages: sporophyte, which produces spores, and…

Q: What is the purpose of the pectoral girdle? OIt protects the reproductive and urinary organs. It…

A: The Pectoral girdle is also known as the shoulder girdle, it consists of two bones, clavicle and…

Q: Which of the following are parts of the sporophyte generation in ferns: frond, sperm cells, egg…

A: The sporophytic and gametophytes generations were also included in the Pteridophytes group. By…

Q: i)  list TWO adaptations that show that the plant conserves water. ii) Photosynthetic cells produce…

A: Adaptation is a behavioral characteristic of an organism that helps animals to survive better in the…

Q: What's the dominant generation of Coniferophyta?

A: The Coniferophyta is comparatively a large plant group that forms the dominant part of the vast…

Q: What are the representatives of Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Coniferophyta, Gnetophyta, and Anthophyta?

A: Cycadophyta: It is a division of gymnosperms comprising of plants with leaves and habit being…

Q: Biologists have discovered that many mycorrhizal fungi are sensitive to a low pH. What human-caused…

A: A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association seen between a fungus and a root of a plant. The term refers…

Q: What is sporangium called which is derived from single cell?

A: A sporangium is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be a single cell or multicellular.…

Q: What is true about green algae and gymnosperms? I) both have the same chlorophyll II) both contain…

A: Plants are usually define in term of primarily cellular organisms, primarily photosynthetic…

Q: Explain how the evolution of vascular plants hasprovided opportunities for fungal diversification

A: The fungi have ancient origins, with evidence suggesting they originally arose around one billion…

Q: Bryophytes had existed for millions of years ago and yet still exist to date in the absence of…

A: Bryophytes : These are non vascular land plants contains three groups : Liverworts , hornworts and…

Q: Define and distinguish the following structures: sporangium, sporangiophore, sorus, strobilus.

A: Different structures are present in different types of plants through which they reproduce.

Fungi

Fungi can be single-celled or complex multicellular creatures. They are found in pretty much any natural surroundings; however, they generally live on the land, principally in soil or plant material instead of in the ocean or water. Fungi are the members of the group called the decomposers that live off dead and decaying matters. Fungi assume a significant part in the carbon cycle and its different components. They act as a parasite by causing illnesses like rusts, scabs, or ulcers. In crops, contagious illnesses can prompt critical money-related misfortune for the rancher. An exceptionally modest number of growths cause illnesses in creatures. In people, these incorporate skin illnesses such as competitors' feet, ringworm, and thrush.