Figure 311 Below Depicts the Outline of a Large Fairy Ring

question 23

Multiple Choice

Figure 31.1 below depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow, as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations A-D are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface. Responses may be used once, more than once, or not at all.


-If all mycorrhizae were somehow disrupted, then which of the following would be True?

• A)There would be fewer infectious diseases.
• B)We wouldn't have any antibiotics.
• C)There would be no mushrooms for pizza.
• D)Most vascular plants would be stunted in their growth.
• E)Cheeses like blue cheese or Roquefort would not exist.

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