Multiple choice

What is the mode of nutrition in mushroom?

  1. Autotrophic

  2. Symbiotic

  3. Saprophytic

  4. Parasitic

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mushrooms are fungi, and fungi have a saprophytic mode of nutrition. Saprophytes obtain nutrients by absorbing dissolved organic matter from dead and decaying organisms. They secrete digestive enzymes into their environment and then absorb the broken-down nutrients. Unlike autotrophs (plants, some bacteria) that produce their own food, or parasites that obtain nutrients from living hosts, mushrooms (fungi) are decomposers that feed on dead organic matter.

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