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how is association between fungi & algae beneficial to each other ?????????????

Some organism live together and share shelter and nutrition this is called symbotic relationship. EG:-lichen

In lichens a chlorohyll containing partner (called algae) and fungus live together. Fungus provides shelter , water and minerals to lichens and in return the provides food which it prepare by photosynthsis.

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he fungus and the alga benefit from living together. The alga produces food, and the fungus gathers water. In this way the lichen can survive harsh weather conditions that would kill a fungus or an alga growing alone. This type of relationship is called symbiosis.

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the association between algae and fungi are beneficial to each other as they live together in a lichen and provides each other with different things. algae prepares its own food and produces its food to fungi while in result provides algae with water.

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