BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 26, Problem 5SA
The nutrition of some plants is enhanced by a mutually beneficial association between a root and a
| a. root nodule | c. root hair |
| b. mycorrhiza | d. hypha |
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