Magine that fungal hyphae were as thick as a human hair. How might this increase in thickness affect the ecological role of fungi? A. Their rates of decomposition of detritus would decrease because their ratio of surface area to volume would be decreased. B. Their rates of decomposition of detritus would increase because their ratio of surface area to volume would be increased. C. There would be no effect on the rates of decomposition of detritus. D. There would be no effect on the rates of decomposition of detritus because the fungi would still be heterotrophic.

Cold case files recently began re-investigating an old murder case. the murder took place in the park; a young man, james, was hit over the head with a brick and killed. police suspected the jealous former boyfriend of james' wife, karen. whoever killed james may have washed their hands in a near-by bird bath as detectives found blood in the bird bath. since the murder took place before dna fingerprinting was available, the suspected killer, ronnie, went free. detectives are now reviewing the blood evidence using dna fingerprinting. based on the dna fingerprints of all possible suspects, who is james' killer?