Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134168296
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Most of the fungi are beneficial to the ecosystem. However, some fungi are pathogenic in nature. They infect humans, other animals, and plants. Most of the plants and animals are resistant to the fungi found in their ecosystem. However, when the fungi are introduced to a new environment, they can cause massive destruction due to lack of resistance in the host.
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Ch. 23 - Prob. 1MCCh. 23 - 2. Which of the following diseases is not caused...Ch. 23 - 3. A symbiotic association of plant roots and...Ch. 23 - The alcohol in beer and wine is a by-product of...Ch. 23 - _______ is an ecologically important function of...Ch. 23 - Prob. 1FTBCh. 23 - Prob. 2FTBCh. 23 - Prob. 3FTBCh. 23 - Prob. 4FTBCh. 23 - Prob. 5FTB
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