What type of relationship do fungi have to plants?
Fungi can form what is called mycorrhizae which is a symbiotic relationship of a plant and a fungus. What happens is that the cells of the fungus go into the cells of the roots of the plants and help the plant absorb nutrients in the soil. In return, the plant shares what it produces with the fungi. This is an important relationship, because plants grown without mycorrhizae were found to be stunted.
