Nutrition in fungi is___________?

Correct answer: D. Absorptive heterotrophs

  • A. Photosynthetic
  • B. Chemosynthetic
  • C. Completely parasitic
  • D. Absorptive heterotrophs

Explanation

Fungi are absorptive heterotrophs: they secrete digestive enzymes onto food outside the body and absorb the soluble products. They cannot normally photosynthesize, and although many fungi are parasitic, not all are, so “completely parasitic” is too narrow. Students may choose that option because disease-causing fungi are familiar, but fungi also include decomposers and mutualistic species.

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