Fungi Play a Much Larger and More Significant Role in the Decomposition

question 26

Multiple Choice

Fungi play a much larger and more significant role in the decomposition of terrestrial biomass than they do in marine ecosystems. Why?

• A) Fungi do not thrive in a marine environment.
• B) Fungi out-compete bacteria in terrestrial habitats.
• C) Fungi can degrade lignin to form humus.
• D) Fungi decompose leghemoglobin rapidly.
• E) Fungi degrade human waste faster than bacteria.