3. (6 points). Fungi are major decomposers and therefore play an important role
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3. (6 points). Fungi are major decomposers and therefore play an important role in making organic material available in ecosystems. Which of the listed traits is unique to fungi (i.e. not also present in bacteria)? (2 points) Traits ) ability to decompose bone (2) ability to control behavior of animal hosts (3) ability to engage in mutualisms with plants (4) ability to decompose wood (5) ability to live in anoxic conditions Answer Which two features from the list below are mainly responsible for this ability? (4 points) Features: (1) ability to evolve novel biochemical pathways (2) sexual reproduction (3) long life span (4) chitin in cell wall (5) ability to penetrate substrate Answers:Explanation / Answer
Ans 1. Ability to decompose wood.
Ans 2.ability to evolve novel biochemical pathways, ability to penetrate substrate.