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Chapter 31, Problem 6TYU
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To write: To test the given hypothesis.

Concept introduction: Lichen refers to symbiotic association formed between a fungus and an alga or a cyanobacterium. Its growth is seen in various forms on the surfaces of rotting logs, trees, rocks, and roofs.

Given: Two hypotheses are proposed for lichen growth forms:

  1. a) Hypothesis 1: “Crustose, foliose, and fruticose lichens, of which each represent a monophyletic group”
  2. b) Hypothesis 2:“Each lichen growth form represents convergent evolution by taxonomically diverse fungi”

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EVOLUTION CONNECTION The fungus-alga symbiosis thatmakes up a lichen is thought to have evolved multiple timesindependently in different fungal groups. However, lichensfall into three well-defined growth forms (see Figure 31.22).How could you test the following hypotheses? Hypothesis 1:Crustose, foliose, and fruticose lichens each represent amonophyletic group. Hypothesis 2: Each lichen growthform represents convergent evolution by taxonomicallydiverse fungi.
Lichens are said to be composite organisms made up of two very different types of organisms: usually a fungus and an alga (or in a few lichens, a fungus and a Cyanobacterium). (Alga is the singular of algae.) How do these two types of organisms work together to become a functional composite organism? That is, what does each organism provides to the relationship to make it successful? Think about a lichen living on the face of a rock.
Algae are autotrophs and can have photosynthesis, however, evolutionary evidence suggests that plants shared a common ancestor with only green algae and are closest relatives of Charophytes. What evidences support this statement? How an algal cell is different from fungal cells, even if both are eukaryotes? Why slime mold is a protist not a fungus even if it does not have chloroplast?
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