NEETBotanyBiological Classification
What do most fungi feed on?
Options
- ALiving plants and animals
- BSoluble organic matter from dead substrates
- CInorganic matter from organic substrates
- DFungi synthesize their own food
Correct answer
B. Soluble organic matter from dead substrates
Step-by-step solution
Most fungi are heterotrophic and absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrates and hence are called saprophytes. Those that depend on living plants and animals are called parasites. They can also live as symbionts – in association with algae as lichens and with roots of higher plants as mycorrhiza.