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What do you predict would be the most likely outcome if all the fungi were somehow removed from a certain area? Competition for small mammals would increase because there would be nothing to eat them. The amount of nutrients returned to the soil would decrease because there would be less decomposition. The amount of overall primary productivity would go down without the fungi. The amount of nutrients recycled would increase due to increased decomposition.

          What do you predict would be the most likely outcome if all the fungi were somehow removed from a certain area?
Competition for small mammals would increase because there would be nothing to eat them.
The amount of nutrients returned to the soil would decrease because there would be less decomposition.
The amount of overall primary productivity would go down without the fungi.
The amount of nutrients recycled would increase due to increased decomposition.

What do you predict would be the most likely outcome if all the fungi were somehow removed from a certain area?
Competition for small mammals would increase because there would be nothing to eat them.
The amount of nutrients returned to the soil would decrease because there would be less decomposition.
The amount of overall primary productivity would go down without the fungi.
The amount of nutrients recycled would increase due to increased decomposition.

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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Solved by Expert Adi S

09/02/2023

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Step 1: Fungi are decomposers, meaning they break down dead organic matter and release nutrients back into the soil. Show more…

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What do you predict would be the most likely outcome if all the fungi were somehow removed from a certain area? Competition for small mammals would increase because there would be nothing to eat them. The amount of nutrients returned to the soil would decrease because there would be less decomposition. The amount of overall primary productivity would go down without the fungi. The amount of nutrients recycled would increase due to increased decomposition.