Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Lichens are a unique combination of one species of algae and one species of fungi. They both benefit from living together and together they act like a plant with the fungi absorbing water and minerals like a plant's roots and the algae carrying on photosynthesis to make food.
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