Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 8RQ
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The two symbiotic relationships between a
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Fungi are involved with the associations with a group of other species. These types of associations are called as a symbiotic association. Some fungi are in “beneficial or mutualistic association” with other species in which both are benefitted from each other. Some fungi are in
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