![]() ![]() Since this is a mutualistic relationship the mycorrhizal fungi also benefit. Mycorrhizal fungi can also send out compounds that help to decompose organic matter that they then absorb. ![]() They increase the area of absorption so the plant can take in more water and nutrients. Hyphae are small, branch-like structures. When mycorrhizal fungi enter the roots of the plant they begin to make hyphae. There are some plants that depend on the fungi to survive. The mycorrhizal fungi form these relationships with the plants after entering their roots. ![]() An example of a mutualistic relationship is the one between plants and mycorrhizal fungi. Mutualism is when both of the species, or partners, benefit from their interactions. This paper will look at mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism and examples of the relationships that can be found in nature. This means that one partner benefits and the other partner is harmed. Parasitism has a positive-negative effect. This means that the commensal, or they partner that benefitted, benefits and the host is not affected in any way. Commensalism has a positive-neutral effect. This means that each partner in the relationship is mutually benefitted. Mutualism has a positive-positive effect. The three categories of symbiosis can be looked at as effects. The three categories are mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. Symbiotic relationships can be broken down into three categories of relationships. It is an intimate and sometimes long-term interaction between two different biological species. From those meanings, the definition of a symbiotic relationship can be inferred. The word symbiosis can be broken down into syn, meaning with, and biosis, meaning living. ![]()
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