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A direct hit by lightning on the ground would burn and kill

mushrooms but on the other hand, mushrooms would really multiply and
grow especially when lightning is accompanied by rain. Lightning causes

mushrooms to give themselves a reproductive boost and increase the

number of fruiting bodies so their chance of survival would maximize.
Lightning discharges combine the nitrogen and oxygen with the rain which

carries the fixed nitrogen down to help in fertilizing the soil needed by

mushrooms and plants.

Let’s Apply

How would you describe the growth of the following living things

before, during, and after the volcanic eruption? Write your answer on your
separate answer sheet.

Before volcanic eruption, this petchay _______
______________________________________________
_________.

During eruption, _____________________________
_____________________________________________ .

After eruption, _______________________________

_____________________________________________ .