While sloshing around in the swampy wetlands of a nearby forest preserve, a small child notices a rotting tree branch covered in fungi. What are these organisms doing on this tree branch? (a) These are producers acquiring energy through photosynthesis. (b) These are consumers acquiring energy from the wood and releasing nutrients back to the earth. (c) These are decomposers acquiring energy from the wood and releasing nutrients back to the earth. (d) These are decomposers releasing nutrients back to the earth, but acquiring no energy for themselves in the process.

While sloshing around in the swampy wetlands of a nearby forest preserve, a small child notices a rotting tree branch covered in fungi. What are these organisms doing on this tree branch? (a) These are producers acquiring energy through photosynthesis. (b) These are consumers acquiring energy from the wood and releasing nutrients back to the earth. (c) These are decomposers acquiring energy from the wood and releasing nutrients back to the earth. (d) These are decomposers releasing nutrients back to the earth, but acquiring no energy for themselves in the process.

Biology 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172517

Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter8: Photosynthesis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3VCQ: Figure 8.18 Which of the following statements is true? In photosynthesis, oxygen, carbon dioxide,...

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