Is it possible for plants such as trees or grasses to evolve to exploit bioluminescent bacteria?
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Would it be possible for plants to evolve a co-dependency on a community of bioluminescent bacteria in order to survive in a low or zero light environment? Such as the plant gathering nutrients and water for the bacteria in its leaves in exchange for an excess of glucose the bacteria produces, or something similar.
How would the relationship between the two organisms affect the plant? Such as how large could they grow, what would their leaves look like and what would be, if any, the side effects of a plant using second-hand glucose?
Is there a real world equivalent of this?
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