Role of Fungi in Ecosystem

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• What is decomposition?
• How does fungi affect the ecosystem?
• How does fungi affect plants?
• What is saprophytic nutrition?
• What is the primary role of fungi in most ecosystems?
• What is the importance of decomposers?
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• The root-like rhizoids of fungi penetrate a source of food, secrete hydrolytic enzymes, and absorb the end products. These activities are all involved in the process of what?
• What does the plant give the fungus that surrounds its roots?
• How do plants and fungi benefit from each other through a mycorrhiza?
• What important role is served by fungi in ecosystems?