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9. Some Fungi Help Plants Access Nutrients

Not all fungi survive by feeding on dead and decaying materials. Some form beneficial relationships with living plants, particularly through their roots.

These relationships are known as mycorrhizae.

In this partnership, fungal networks extend through the soil and interact with plant roots. The plant supplies the fungus with carbon compounds produced through photosynthesis, while the fungus can help the plant access water and certain soil nutrients.

These relationships play an important role in many natural ecosystems.

Although you cannot determine whether a particular mushroom is part of a beneficial relationship simply by looking