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What type of ecological relationships exists between plant fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi?
APredation B Symbiosis C Competition
B Symbiosis
How many fungal organisms can colonize a single plant?
A Less than 5 B10 C Dozens
C Dozens
What can a tree be warned about through mycorrhizal networks?
A About an insect attack
B About a bad weather forecast
C About logging activities
A About an insect attack
What do mycorrhizal fungi collect from the soil and give the plants in exchange for sugars?
A Oxygen B Nutrients C Carbon dioxide
B Nutrients
Through mycorrhizal networks, what information can trees get about resources or signals they receive?
AThe size of the tree from which resources or signals are coming from.
BThe distance at which resources or signals are sent from
CWhether resources or signal are coming from a family member
DAll of the above
D All of the above
What other symbiotic relationships do you know about?
Why would a fungus would benefit from being part of a network among trees? List all ideas and hypotheses you may have.