1 Some DMMs can simultaneously measure and display the ac and dc components of a signal. 2  The DMM display can show results three ways (see illustration below): 3  The ac portion of the signal appears in the primary display and the dc portion in the smaller secondary display.
Each lichen specie is one alga species plus one fungus. The alga, a microscopic green plant, makes the food for the duo, while the fungus, a non-green plant, gives the pair support and soaks up moisture.
Lichen. Lichen. a large group of symbiotic associations between fungi and green and occasionally blue green algae. Several genera of algae and of fungi are involved and the associations are so stable and of such varied but distinct types that the lichens have been classified into genera and species.