Are the blue green algae photosynthetic in coralloid root?

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Are the blue green algae photosynthetic in coralloid root?

2006-08-08 04:57:24 · 2 answers · asked by krishna m 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

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No.

All known Cycads form mutualistic, facultative symbioses with nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria (formerly known as the blue-green algae).

Cyanobacteria within the coralloid roots of Cycads are chemoheterotrophic and specifically adapted to life in symbiosis.

2006-08-09 09:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by smalleyessharpviews 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Algae belong to the fungi kingdom, organisms which absorb food. Therefore they do not use photosynthesis.

2006-08-08 12:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋