AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2000

  • question_answer
    The algal component of foliose lichen is termed as

    A)                  phycosymbiont                               

    B)                  phycobiont

    C)                  mycobiont                        

    D)                  ascolichen

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     Phycobiont is the algal component of lichen. Lichens are a small group of plants. Their body is made up of algal and fungal components living together in an intimate symbiotic relationship. Mycobiont (Mykes = fungus, bios = life) is the fungal component of  lichen. The fungal component of ascolichens is a member of class Ascomycetes.


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