Which of the following does not describe a lychen?  A. It usually involves an ascomycete and a green algae or cyanobacterium. B. It posses sori. C It can reproduce asexually by forming soredia. D. It is able to colonize bare rocks and cold habitats.

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A: D. Plasmogamy, karyogamy and meiosis

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A: Answer is c.)  saprobes.

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A: Planaria is one of the flatworm of the class Turbellaria of Platyhelminthes.

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A: Option E is correct. So, the correct answer is 'Protists are prokaryotic'

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A: Fungus are the heterotrophic organisms. They don't bhave chlorophyll.

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A: Answer - Option D - Protozoa

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A: find the wrong pair

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.