Your teacher describes an organism that digests its food externally before absorbing it. You also find out that this organism cannot move. Based on what you’ve learned, what type of organism is this? (bacterium, protist, plant, animal, fungi)

Answer 1

This organism is most likely a fungi. Fungi are organisms that digest their food externally through the release of enzymes, breaking down organic matter into smaller molecules which can then be absorbed. Fungi are non-motile, meaning they cannot move on their own.