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Refer to the figure. The figure shows a

A) fast-growing lichen able to thrive on exposed surfaces with minimal nutritional input.
B) lichen that does not yet possess a partnership with photosynthetic bacteria or algae.
C) fungus experiencing a loss of chlorophyll due to high light exposure.
D) crustose lichen tightly adhered to its rocky substrate.
E) foliose lichen growing parallel to its substrate.