SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS

MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS AND CORN

• There relationship is mutualism.
• Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship that is beneficial to both organisms involved
• Both of the organisms are found in the soil.
• The mycorrhizal fungus gets its energy by decomposing dead material.
• Corn makes its own food,
• Mycorrhizal fungus colonize the roots of the majority of plants.
• Corn forms arbuscular myorrhizas

LICHEN ALGAE AND LICHEN FUNGUS

• They have a mutualism relationship.
• Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship that denifits both organisms involved.
• Both of the organisms are found between fungi in the rainforest.
• They both get there own energy by making there own food.
• They can not live with out the other so they have to have each other.

SHELF FUNGUS AND HICKORY TREE

• They have a parasitism relationship.
• Parasitism is a relationship between two diffrent organisms were the parasite harms the host.
• Shelf fungus is mainly found on trees or fallen logs in damp woodlands.
• Hickory trees are mainly found in north america.
• Shelf fungus gets its energy by digesting living or dead organic matter.
• Hickory trees make there own food.
• When the tree is dead it gives the shelf fungus food.
• Shelf funguf gives the tree considerable advantages