Mycorrhizal association with plant roots is best described as:

A. detrimental to the roots.
B. only a temporary association dependent on water uptake.
C. a symbiotic relationship between the plant and certain bacteria.
D. a fungus root interrelationship.
E. a kind of fungal parasite on plant roots.


D. a fungus root interrelationship.

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Lizards can control spider populations on Caribbean islands by which density dependent

mechanism(s)?

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