Fungi

Question

7. Why are fungi classified as heterotrophs like animals?
9. Explain how an absorptive hetertroph feeds?

Answer 1

7. Fungi are heterotroph because they are living organism that obtain its energy from carbohydrates and other organic material.

9. All heterotrophs (except blood and gut parasites) have to convert solid food into soluble compounds capable of being absorbed (digestion). When the soluble products of digestion are absorbed they are distributed to various parts of the organism where complex materials (assimilation) or broken down for the release of energy (respiration). All heterotrophs depend on autotrophs for their nutrition. Heterotrophic plants has only 4 types

Answer 2

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