If You Wanted to Use Fungi to Improve the Environment

question 17

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to use fungi to improve the environment, which of the following research goals would make the most sense?

• A) Discover the lignin-digesting enzymes of fungi, and use them to digest plant tissues left over from food-crop residues and produce a biofuel.
• B) Discover the enzymes that the fungal partner in lichens uses to break down rock so that large rock expanses can be turned into agricultural lands.
• C) Discover the enzymes that fungi use to break down plant matter and use them to increase decomposition rates in order to slow global warming.
• D) Develop a strain of fungus that produces enzymes that absorb oxygen and will help slow global warming.