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Mycorrhiza represents...

Mycorrhiza represents

A

antagonism

B

endemism

C

symbiosis

D

parasitism

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C
(c) Mycorrhiza (mykes = mushroom + rhiza = root) represents a symbiotic association of fungi with thhe roots of higher plant. Mycorrhiza meaning fungus root is an infected root system arising from the rootlets of a seed plant. In ectomycorrhiza, the ultimate absorbing rootlets of the root system are completely surrounded by a distinct mantle or sheath of fungal tissue. In endomycorrhiza, there is no such sheath. Most of the fungus is within the root and may be intracellular as well as intercellular.
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