Lichens, which are capable of initiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of 

(a) algae and bacteria 

(b) algae and fungi 

(c) bacteria and fungi 

(d) fungi and mosses


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(b) In organisms called lichens, a chlorophy llcontaining partner, which is an alga, and a fungus live together fungus provides shelter, water and minerals to the alga and, in return, the alga provides food which it prepares by photosynthesis.