Review Questions
What term describes the close association of a fungus with the root of a tree?
- a rhizoid
- a lichen
- a mycorrhiza
- an endophyte
Hint:
C
Why are fungi important decomposers?
- They produce many spores.
- They can grow in many different environments.
- They produce mycelia.
- They recycle carbon and inorganic minerals by the process of decomposition.
Hint:
D
Consider an ecosystem where all the fungi not involved in mycorrhizae are eliminated. How would this affect nitrogen intake by plants?
- Nitrogen intake would increase.
- Nitrogen intake would not change.
- Nitrogen intake would decrease.
- Nitrogen intake would stop.
Hint:
C