How are mycorrhizae and root nodules similar? How are they different?

Q: Scientists observe that the roots of legumes grow around nitrogen- fixing bacteria capable of…

A: The root nodules of leguminous plants are surrounded by nitrogen-fixing bacteria that help to…

Q: A group of researchers run an experiment to determine the effect of mycorrhizae (a fungu on plant…

A: Mycorrhizae:  A mutual symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant is known as a mycorrhiza.…

Q: How is primary growth different from secondary growth?

A: With respect to the plant physiology:

Q: How is the mycorrhizal association helpful in absorption of water and minerals in plants?

A: The mycorrhizal association is a specialized "symbiotic relationship" between a fungus and the roots…

Q: Why do plants expend energy to transport minerals into root hairs?

A: For the proper functioning of an organism, the nutrients and minerals must be moved across the…

Q: Describe the unique features of the following specialized roots in plants. What benefit do plants…

A: The roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and absorb…

Q: 35.    what are plastids containing starch grains that act as gravity senors a.    amyloplasts b.…

A: The roots move in response to gravity towards the direction. For this to be sensed, plants developed…

Q: What is homosporous and heterosporous with example?

A: The leaves of Selaginella has spore bearing bag like structures known as sporangia are borne on…

Q: How do high nitrogen environments affect the relationship between clovers and rhizobia?

A: Plants cannot directly use the atmospheric nitrogen, so some plants belonging to the legumenous…

Q: What is the stem like part of some algae called?

A: Organisms belonging to Kingdom algae are eukaryotic and photosynthetic. These organisms can be…

Q: Due to availability of less water, how does the plant cope up with lack of water in desert…

A: The plants which grow in desert conditions are adapted by modified leaves and stems to survive the…

Q: Describe a hypothesis explaining the mutual relationship between plant roots and mycorrhizae present…

A: Introduction Mycorrhizae take nutrients like phosphorus and magnesium and deliver them to the plant…

Q: Mycorrhizae are to the roots of vascular plants as endophytes are to vascular plants' O leaf…

A: A vascular plant is any one of a number of plants with specialized vascular tissue.The two types of…

Q: Why are the central cells of the moss not called vascular tissue even it is also specialized in…

A: Mosses are generally a leafy structure that often lacks a complex organization including vascular…

Q: A group of researchers run an experiment to determine the effect of mycorrhizae (a fungus) on plant…

A: The variables are the parameters that are changed and have different values at different conditions…

Q: Define the Root nodules and mycorrhizae ?

A: Root nodules are present in the roots of plants mainly legumes. A legume is a plant in the Fabaceae…

Q: which of the following phytochemicals are considerd to provider vascular support? a. flavonoids and…

A: Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds, which are derived from plant products. These…

Q: what is the leaf shape, leaf margin,leaf apex, leaf base as well as the presence of costa and shape…

A: Achrophyllum dentatum is a moss that occurs in wide habitats such as moist rocks, woods, rotten tree…

Q: How will Prunus Persica tree be affect long-term due to climate change?

A: Prunus belonging to Plant kingdom is an angiosperm of the family Rosaceae that includes fruiting…

Q: What do hyphae do for a plant partner in a mycorrhizal association? O they increase the surface area…

A: Symbiosis refers to the close biological association between two different species that is…

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: How do mycorrhizal fungi promote plant diversity?

A: Mycorrhizae refers to the mutualistic association between the fungi and plant roots. The fungus…

Q: How do rhizobial root nodules benefit a plant?

A: Rhizobial root nodule Legume plants contain root nodules. These nodules symbiotically associate with…

Q: What is the name for plants that live in, and are adapted for, dry conditions?

A: Introduction :- Plants are mostly photosynthetic eukaryotes that make up the kingdom Plantae in…

Q: How are parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma distinguished from one another?

A: Introduction Tissues are the group of cells that combined work to perform a specific function.…

Q: What does Rhizobium get from its host legume? What does the legume get from its Rhizobium?

A: The two components that are mentioned in the query are a part of a symbiotic relationship in which…

Q: What parts of the kelp are the frond, pneumatocyst and stipe?

A: Brown algae belong to a large group of multicellular algae that are present mostly in cold waters.…

Q: How do mycorrhizae improve the growth of trees?In what way(s) are the root nodule and…

A: Mutualism or symbiosis is an obligatory relationship in which both species are benefited from the…

Q: Movement of sugar within phloem from source to sink involves... Select all that apply.   Active…

A: Movement of sugar within phloem from source to sink involves:  Active transport Companion cell…

Q: How do plants benefit from symbiotic associations with bacteria? With fungi?

A: The species interact with another species in the same environment. There are different types of…

Q: How plant disease occurs?

A: "Anything and everything that stops a plant from operating to its full potential" is what a plant…

Q: Which of the following is an adaptation thatenhances the uptake of water and minerals byroots?(A)…

A: Plants are multicellular organisms in the kingdom Plantae. The parts of plants are stems, flowers,…

Q: What is the role of bryophytes in soil formation?

A: Bryophytes - these are flowerless green plants and are of small size, these are non - vascular…

Q: Which of the following phytochemicals are considered to provide vascular support? 1.…

A: Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds present in the plant-derived foods. Most of the…

Q: Can plants thrive in a soil-less environment? When will it be most useful to grow plants without…

A: Introduction: Growth is one of the fundamental characteristics of all living things. Even in Plants,…

Q: How is the communication that occurs between a rhizobium and a leguminous plant similar to that…

A: Leguminous plants and Rhizobium both live in symbiotic relationships with each other. In this…

Q: What are the types ofplant geotropisms? Why dothe stem and the root presentopposite geotropisms?

A: All plants come under the kingdom Plantae. They are eukaryotes, multicellular, and having cell…

Q: #4 What do hyphae do for a plant partner in a mycorrhizal association?    1.they decrease the…

A: Plants are known to be the primary producer of nature. They generate their own food through the…

Q: What are the type of leaf does  -Pistia stratiotes -Calotropis gigantea -Gloriosa superba -Ficus…

A: Answer to the question :  1) pistia stratiotes : they are perennial monocotyledenous plants. They…

Q: hat does the moss protonema of a moss develop from and what does it develop into?

A: Plants are majorly divided into 2 types they are vascular plants and on vascular plants. Non…

Q: Describe the importance of mycorrhizae, both today andin the colonization of land. What evidence…

A: A symbiotic relationship is the one in which two different organisms form a close and long-term…

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.