9. What are lichens? How do
fungi participate in this
ecological interaction?

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Lichens are formed mutualist
ecological interaction fungi and
algae between fungi and
. In this ecological
, the fungi absorb that
is then by algae (or
), and algae (or
), as autotrophs, produce
material in excess serve as
food the fungi.