Fungi play an important role in nature. Which of the following best describes this role?
a. converting radiant energy to chemical energy
b. breaking down tissue and releasing raw nutrients back into the environment
c. controlling the population of plants in an environment
d. fixing nitrogen from the atmosphere

Aspecies has evolved an asexual mode of reproduction by having offspring develop from unfertilized eggs. which of the following will be true of this species' response to natural selection? there will be more deaths from natural selection because there is no mutation. there will be less genetic variation from recombination and a risk of not adapting quickly to environmental change. the species will increase in numbers because genetic variation is increased. the species will compensate for loss of genetic variation by hybridizing with other species. there will be fewer deaths from natural selection because sexual recombination always leads to extinction.