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When walking through the woods Adam and Alise saw many mushroom-like organisms growing out of logs that were laying on the ground. These logs were pieces of trees that had either completely fallen down or had broken off of the larger tree. What did Adam and Alise really see?

A. The mushrooms were only anchored to the dead logs and were undergoing photosynthesis.
B. The mushrooms were helping the trees to stay alive.
C. The mushrooms were decomposing the dead tree logs.
D. The mushrooms and tree logs were exchanging genetic material.

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Your answer is C. the mushrooms were decomposing the dead tree logs :)
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Answer: Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

The mushrooms belongs to the family of fungus. These are natural decomposers that helps in cleaning of the environment. They feed on the dead and decaying organic matter.

Feeding on the dead and decaying organic matter provides food to mushroom and helps in decomposing the matter and adding nutrients back into the soil.

hence, Adam and Alise saw that mushrooms were decomposing the tree log.

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