If You Applied a Fungicide to a Cornfield, What Would

Multiple Choice

If you applied a fungicide to a cornfield, what would you expect to happen to the rate of decomposition and net ecosystem production (NEP) ?

A) Both decomposition rate and NEP would decrease.
B) Neither would change.
C) Decomposition rate would increase and NEP would decrease.
D) Decomposition rate would decrease and NEP would increase.