71st BPSC Prelims (2025), question 150

🔬 Science & Technology

  1. In mycorrhizal association, the advantage to the plant is:

    1. Protection
    2. Food
    3. (A) and (B) both
    4. Increased mineral absorption and disease protection
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    Answer: D — Increased mineral absorption and disease protection

    The mycorrhizal fungus mainly boosts the plant's mineral (especially phosphorus) absorption and helps protect it from soil pathogens.

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