Almost one-third of the species involved in mutualistic relationships known as lichens belong to the
A) Zygomycota.
B) Ascomycota.
C) Glomeromycota.
D) Blastocladiomycota.
E) Basidiomycota.

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Lichens are a mutualistic relationship between a fungus (usually an Ascomycete) and an alga or cyanobacterium. Therefore, almost one-third of the species involved in mutualistic relationships known as lichens belong to the Ascomycota.

Almost One-Third of the Species Involved in Mutualistic Relationships Known