Which is the best description of the mutual benefit to both species found in a lichen?
A) The autotroph provides food and the heterotroph provides water and minerals.
B) The autotroph prevents dehydration and the heterotroph provides energy.
C) The autotroph provides water and minerals and the heterotroph prevents dehydration.
D) The heterotroph protects the autotroph from predation.
E) The autotroph produces antibiotics to ward off infection to the heterotroph by bacteria.

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In a lichen, the alga or cyanobacterium performs photosynthesis, and the fungus absorbs minerals and water.

Which Is the Best Description of the Mutual Benefit to Both