If you applied a fungicide to a cornfield, what would you expectto happen to the rate of decomposition and net ecosystemproduction (NEP)?(A) Both decomposition rate and NEP would decrease.(B) Neither would change.(C) Decomposition rate would increase and NEP woulddecrease.(D) Decomposition rate would decrease and NEP wouldincrease.

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Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.