Question

Which of the following statements about mycorrhizae is false?

I. In ectomycorrhizae, association between the fungus and plant is less intimate than in endomycorrhizae

II. The mycorrhizal association of fungus and the plant may have had importance in the evolution of land plant

III. The mycorrhizal association is a mutualistic symbiosis

IV. Fungal partner is associated with the only roots of the higher plants (like angiosperms)

V. Only advanced modern plants such as angiosperms possess mycorrhizae

• A. Only V
• B. Only IV
• C. Only I and III
• D. Only II and V

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Only V