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Imagine life on Earth without fungi. How would it be different? Your answer should provide
examples of the important roles fungi play in biological diversity.
Solution
Fungi play an important role in the ecosystem . Largely fungi are saprophytes that act on dead
and decaying things to derive nutrients.This in turn helps breakdown complex organic substances
and giving back soil its nutrients. Fungi remains in a symbiotic state with algae to form lichen.
Fungi provide water and nutrients to algae in lichen which in turns provides food to fungi by
photosynthesis. Lichens can grow on barren rocks and finally leach the rocks to form soil. In a
world without fungi decomposition of dead organic matter would take time. Due to lack of
lichens soil formation process would be delayed.

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