Question

Observe the given figure and select the statement that correctly states how these fungi obtain nutrition.

Options

• By eating the bread on which it is growing.

• By using nutrients from the bread to prepare their own food.

• By breaking down the nutrients of bread outside the body and then absorbing them.

• By allowing other organisms to grow on the bread and then consuming them.

Answer 1

By breaking down the nutrients of bread outside the body and then absorbing them.

Explanation:

Fungi like bread mould use saprotrophic nutrition. They secrete digestive enzymes onto the bread to break down complex nutrients externally into simpler forms. Once the food is liquefied, they absorb the nutrients directly into their bodies.