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3 years ago

Fungi are necessary evil to humanity.Discuss the pros and cons of this assertion

Biology

1 answer:

Flura [38]3 years ago

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Answer:

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms belonging to the kingdom fungi that are very widespread in most Earth habitats where they are primarily involved in recycling of nutrients and the decomposition of organic matter such that they aid in completing the food web and enabling the balanced ecosystem

In humans, fungi have the harmful effect of causing illnesses such as asthma, eye infections and are likely associated to alzheimer's disease as well as several other serious and some potentially lethal health conditions

However, fungi are known to aid humanity in such aspects including;

Natural pesticides

Agriculture

Food production

Medicine

Explanation:

Natural pesticides

Fungi which are pathogen of specific insect pest aid in the minimization of the harmful effect of pests on food crops such that microbial fungi pesticides can be sourced in the market

Agriculture

Fungi are necessary for the survival and growth of up to 80% of all grasses and trees

Food production

Fungi are well known for their role in bread, bear, and wine making and fungi are also used to ripen cheese

Medicine

Fungi are also used in the making of medicinal drugs such as penicillin G. Fungi and cyclosporine

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3 years ago

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c. The conclusion is invalid because other variables in the experiment affected the results.

Explanation:

Consider the complete problem:

A group of students designed an experiment to determine the effect of compost on the germination and growth of plants.

The students set up experimental plots by mixing different ratios of soil and compost. They planted 20 pea and 20 melon

seeds in each plot and watered each plot regularly. The students recorded the number of seeds that germinated, and as the

plants grew they recorded the plant length, number and size of leaves, and general health observations.

The following observations were recorded.

 In all treatments, more pea seeds germinated than melon seeds

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 Melon plants developed a fungal growth at four weeks

 Melon plants grew longer than pea plants, but many melon leaves showed signs of yellowing as the weeks passed

The students concluded that pea plants grew better in compost than did melon plants. Which of the following best

addresses the validity of the conclusion made by the students?

a. The conclusion is valid because the independent and dependent variables in the experiment were controlled.

b. The conclusion is valid because the experimental design included a large sample size.

c. The conclusion is invalid because other variables in the experiment affected the results.

d. The conclusion is invalid because the units of measurement were not given in the experimental design.

In order for the conclusion to be valid, all the independent variables should have been controlled. In this case, the independent variables such as the amount of water received by the plants, nutrient requirement of the plants, etc. were not controlled leading to fungal attack on the melon plant.

Hence, the conclusion is invalid because other variables that ought to have been controlled affected the experimental outcome.

The correct option is c.

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