Question

A mycorrhiza is said to be a symbiotic association. What are the two parties in this symbiosis, and what are the benefits derived by each party?

Answer 1

mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a green plant and a fungus. The plant makes organic molecules such as sugars by photosynthesis and supplies them to the fungus, and the fungus supplies to the plant water and mineral nutrients, such as phosphorus, taken from the soil