Corn Smut Is a Fungus That Grows in the Ears

question 32

Multiple Choice

Corn smut is a fungus that grows in the ears of corn and changes corn kernels into black, powdery balls of fungus tissue. What would you hypothesize is the significance of the relationship between corn smut and corn?

• A)Corn smut has a parasitic relationship with corn so that it can use the corn as a way to spread spores.
• B)Corn smut has a symbiotic relationship with corn so that it can use the corn as a way to spread spores.
• C)Corn smut helps to decompose corn more quickly and therefore replenishes nutrients in the soil at a faster rate.
• D)Corn smut slows decomposition of corn and therefore reduces the rate at which nutrients are returned to the soil.

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