Question

Fungi are used for processing manure into agricultural fertilizer. Which statement below identifies why fungi are useful in this process?

A. Fungi are photosynthetic in nature and can convert the waste material into carbohydrates.
B. Fungi break down large, complex organic molecules into smaller, simple inorganic molecules.
C. Fungi are chemosynthetic in nature and can use the chemicals of the waste to create.

Answer 1

Okay, to answer this you need to think about what fungi do in the food web/carbon cycle. Do you know what they do, what their role is?

A. Are fungi photosynthetic, keep in mind photosynthesis is the process where light energy is converted into chemical energy. Only one group of organisms do this (hint: they're green!)
B. What do fungi do?
C. Chemosynthetic means the organism, like us uses carbon, not light, for energy via oxidation. Would this mean they 'use the chemical's of waste to create'?.

Let me know your answer and I'll tell you if it is correct. Ask if anything doesn't make sense :)