Imagine that fungal hyphae were as thick as a human hair. How might this increase in thickness affect the ecological role of fungi?
A. Their rates of decomposition of detritus
would decrease because their ratio of surface
area to volume would be decreased.
B. Their rates of decomposition of detritus
would increase because their ratio of surface
area to volume would be increased.
C. There would be no effect on the rates of
decomposition of detritus.
D. There would be no effect on the rates of
decomposition of detritus because the fungi
would still be heterotrophic.
A
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