Biology: Concepts and Investigations 2nd Edition by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Exercise 39

Describe how experiments might show that:
a. chytrids are killing amphibians.
b. fungi benefit more from a lichen relationship than do algae.
c. bacteria help leaf-cutting ants cultivate one fungus while killing another.
d. overharvesting of mycorrhizal basidiomycetes harms forest health.
e. mold on a building's walls can cause illness in the building's occupants.