Mycorrhizae are a symbiosis, or close, long-term relationship between two or more species. In this case, the species are the roots of a host plant and a mycorrhizal fungus. The word mycorrhizal means 'fungus root' in Greek. Approximately, 95% of vascular plants belong to genera that form mycorrhizal relationships, and it is likely that 80% of plant species associate with mycorrhizal fungi.
What is the function of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium? Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium lines the nasal cavities, trachea, and bronchi. Its function is to protect these structures, secrete mucus by goblet cells, and move mucusâ¦ by cilia. 51 people found this useful.
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is a simple epithelium that looks stratified because some of its cells are shorter than others and do not reach the free surface. Stratified epithelia are named for the shape of the cells at the surface; the deeper cells may or may not have a different shape. In stratified.