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Question
Which nutritional mode is characteristic of fungi, distinguishing them from holozoic heterotrophs like animals?
Correct Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Fungi are absorptive heterotrophs, meaning they secrete digestive enzymes externally and then absorb the digested nutrients. Animals, on the other hand, are holozoic heterotrophs, meaning they ingest solid food and digest it internally. Photosynthesis is characteristic of plants, and chemosynthesis is a process used by certain bacteria and archaea.
Hint
Think about how fungi obtain their nutrients from their surroundings.