20 points Messy Science Study Guide/Homework: Decomposers

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Messy Science
Study Guide/Homework: Decomposers
1. Describe the many benefits of decomposers in each of the following areas:
a. Food
b. Environment (Ecosystems)
c. Medicine
d. Human Nutrition/Digestion
2. Identify the following structures in this microscopic fungi:
a. Sporangium
b. Hyphae
c. Spore
3. Identify the difference between bacteria and fungi under the microscope:
Bacteria (Staphylococcus)