Multiple choice

The term 'lichen' means

  1. green algae living inside fungi

  2. decomposition of dead matter

  3. absorption of nutrients by roots from the soil

  4. animals living as endo-parasites inside a host

  5. trapping of light energy for photosynthesis
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Explanation

Green algae living inside fungi is termed lichen. The relationship is called symbiosis.

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