Saprophytic (something that lives on dead and decaying material) fungi are essential to life on Earth because they:

A)grow in mycorrhizal association with the roots of most plants, providing minerals to the plants.
B)speed the recycling of nutrients.
C)help to digest sap in phloem of dead and dying trees.
D)recycle organic compounds into inorganic compounds.
E)respire like plants taking in CO₂ and decrease greenhouse gasses.