Using the resources provided above, develop a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:
Slides 1-3
Compose a brief overview of the structure and function of plant roots. Include definitions and images of these terms: epidermis, exodermis, cortex, endodermis, and root hairs. You can refer to the following resource:
Roots:
http://mycorrhizas.info/root.html
Slides 4-10
Provide an explanation of the symbiosis between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots. Include definitions and explanation of the differences between Arbuscular mycorrhiza and Ectomycorrhizal fungi using the following images:
mycorrhizal fungi image 1.pdf
mycorrhizal fungi image 2.pdf
Ectomycorrhizal Associations.pdf
And the websites: http://mycorrhizas.info/vam.html
http://www.the-compost-gardener.com/plant-fungi.html
Slides 11-15
Discussion of the costs and benefits associated with this trade arrangement using the following resources:
Terms of Trade.ppt
Walder, F., Niemann, H., Natarajan, M., Lehmann, M. F., Boller, T. & Wiemken, A. Mycorrhizal Networks: Common Goods of Plants Shared under Unequal Terms of Trade. Plant Physiology. 2012. 159:789-797. Accessed on August 8, 2014, at http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/159/2/789.full
Slide 16
Now view information by Green Economy about a company that markets this symbiosis. Read more about mycorrhizae and Mycorrhizal Applications, Inc. at their website http://mycorrhizae.com/.
- How can the trade between these organisms benefit our economy and land use?
Slide 17—References
SLP Assignment Expectations
For this SLP assignment you will develop a PowerPoint Presentation that is 17-20 slides in length and addresses the requirements outlined above. Place the text containing the answers to the questions above in the slide area or you may use the notes section of your slide presentation as well if needed. Discuss the processes that are occurring in the images you use to support your answers to the questions above. Be sure your last slide is a references slide that contains the full references to all sources and images cited on your slides in APA.
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