Examples of lichen in the following topics:
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- Lichens display a range of colors and textures.
- The thallus of lichens grows very slowly, expanding its diameter a few millimeters per year.
- Lichens produce soredia, clusters of algal cells surrounded by mycelia.
- Soredia are dispersed by wind and water and form new lichens.
- Lichens have many forms.
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- Fungi also form symbiotic associations with cyanobacteria and green algae; the resulting symbiotic organism is called a lichen.
- Lichens can sometimes be seen as colorful growths on the surface of rocks and trees .
- Lichens, which result from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and green algae, are often seen growing on trees.
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- First, weathering and other natural forces break down the substrate enough for the establishment of certain hearty plants and lichens with few soil requirements, known as pioneer species .
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- Through mycorrhizae, the fungus and plant exchange nutrients and water, greatly aiding the survival of both species Alternatively, lichens are an association between a fungus and its photosynthetic partner (usually an alga).
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- During the growing season, the ground of the Arctic tundra can be completely covered with plants or lichens.
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- In fact, the sporophyte stage is barely noticeable in lower plants (the collective term for the plant groups of mosses, liverworts, and lichens).
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- Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the moths were predominately light in color, which allowed them to blend in with the light-colored trees and lichens in their environment.
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- At the end of the nineteenth century, scientists observed that lichens and mosses were becoming increasingly rare in urban and suburban areas.