Miracle Organism: Lichens

Summary:
The article is simply talking about the organism “Lichens”. It talks about how lichens play part in our everyday life. The article gives importance to lichens by talking about in how many different ways the lichens help this world. It says lichens are the organism that we use in medicine, food, and clothing. The article says that it is very hard to find this organism because there isn’t much left of them. The author states that pollution is a serious threat to lichens even in the remote arctic, and reindeer that rely on them for food are under increasing stress.

Personal response:
I think that the lichens are very unique organisms. There aren’t many organisms on the earth like lichens that we use for food, medicine and clothing. There we should do our best to lessen the pollution for the species like lichens and try to save as much as possible of them.

Sharnoff, Sylvia D. "Lichens more than meets the eye." National geographic R5139 (1997): 60-71. Print.