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11.
What is the cooperative trade-off between Fungi and tree roots?
The cooperative trade-off between fungi and tree roots because the fungi cannot
produce its own food so they tap into the roots of trees and other plants. The
trees roots provide the fungi with carbon-based sugar, and the fungi returns the
favour by providing the trees with nutrients. Many plant species depend on fungi
for survival. Fungi also depend on the roots of trees and plants in order to
survive as well.
12.
Describe the experiment that showed that mother trees were
sharing carbon with their offspring.
This experiment was done by injecting radioactive carbon 14 into an older
mother tree which is an element the tree naturally absorbs to produce its food.
A few days the amount of radioactive carbon that has gone is measured using a
Geiger counter. The carbon 14 has spread out to other trees but also to the
youngest trees ( its offspring) that need a lot of food to grow.