A shrub species lives in low-nutrient soil that contains mycorrhizal fungi. The plant provides sugars from photosynthesis to the fungi. The fungi provide the plants with nitrogen and phosphorus. If you add enough nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer to the soil so that the plant can maximize its reproductive success without nutrients from the fungi, would you expect the mutualism to change? Why or why not?

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The Answer of A shrub species lives in low-nutrient soil that contains mycorrhizal fungi. The plant provides sugars from photosynthesis to the fungi. The fungi provide the plants with nitrogen and phosphorus. If you add enough nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer to the soil so that the plant can maximize its reproductive success without nutrients from the fungi, would you expect the mutualism to change? Why or why not?

A Shrub Species Lives in Low-Nutrient Soil That Contains Mycorrhizal