Which of the following describes the difference between fungal endomycorrhizae and fungal endophytes?

A. Endomycorrhizae live inside fungi and provide them with nutrients and water, and endophytes live inside plants, often parasitizing them and slowly breaking down their structure.
B. Endomycorrhizae form arbuscules that facilitate exchanges of water and food between the fungus and plant root cells, whereas endophytes invade plant cells and provide the plant with protective antibiotics and toxins.
C. Endomycorrhizae are beneficial to its host plant but endophytes harm the host plant.
D. Endomycorrhizae form arbuscules on plant roots that produce toxins killing parasitic nematodes, whereas endophytes assist in the transport of water through the plant.
E. None of these are correct.


B. Endomycorrhizae form arbuscules that facilitate exchanges of water and food between the fungus and plant root cells, whereas endophytes invade plant cells and provide the plant with protective antibiotics and toxins.

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