Glomeromycota are obligate mutualists of plants
A) that form fruiting bodies, such as basidiomycetes.
B) and are considered pathogenic to more than 90% of all land plants.
C) that form arbuscular mycorrhizae, in which fungal filaments surround the plant cell walls but do not penetrate them.
D) that receive sugars from plants and provide ammonium and phosphate to plants.
E) that form periarbuscular space within the fungi's own cell wall.

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Glomeromycota form arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants, where they exchange nutrients; they receive sugars from plants and provide essential nutrients like ammonium and phosphate.

Glomeromycota Are Obligate Mutualists of Plants