Question

Most of the lichens consist of

(a) blue-green algae and Basidiomycetes

(b) blue-green algae and Ascomycetes

(c) red algae and Ascomycetes

(d) brown algae and Phycomycetes

Answer 1

Correct option  (b) blue-green algae and Ascomycetes

Explanation:

Lichens consist of the fungal component mycobiont, mainly Ascomycotina (only a few Basidiomycotina and Deuterornycotina) and the algal component, phycobiont which are mostly blue-green algae fuvosioq Scytoneina or green algae (Trebouxja, Trentaphila, etc.)