2. Unlike other members of the plant kingdon. lichens are actually a partnership between two plants. The framework of a licnen is usually a network of minute hairlike fungus that anchors the plant, The other component is an alga(similar to the green film of Plant life that grows on stagnant pools) that is distributed throughout the fungus. Being green plants, algae are capable of photosynthesis-that is, using energy from the Sun to manufacture their own food. The fungi arc believed to supply water, minerals, and physical support to the partnership.
3.Lichens are famous for their ability to survive through water snortage when water is scarce(as is often the case on a mountain), licnens may become dormant and remain in that condition for prolonged periods of time. Some lichens can even grow where there is no rain at a surviving on only occasional dew the moisture that condenses on the surface of the plants at night Unlike most other plants, lichens are iule affected by the strong ultraviolet rays in the mountains.