NEET Biology question

(NCERT Exemplar) Mycorrhizal associations between fungi and plant roots are ecologically significant mainly because they

(A)improve phosphorus uptake and confer stress tolerance to the host plantCorrect
(B)are purely parasitic, harming the host plant
(C)prevent any absorption of soil nutrients
(D)have no influence on plant growth

Answer: (A)

Solution

NCERT Exemplar describes mycorrhizal association as mutualistic, significantly enhancing phosphorus

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