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BIO 102 Test Compilation BIO 102 6 Objective Question

Question

In this type of heterotrophic nutrition, food is obtained by absorption...
Options
A parasitic
B saprotrophic
Correct Answer
C mixotrophic
D holozoic
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Saprotrophic nutrition involves organisms (like fungi and some bacteria) that secrete digestive enzymes onto dead or decaying organic matter and then absorb the digested nutrients. Parasitic organisms live on or in a host and obtain nutrients from it, often harming the host. Holozoic nutrition involves ingesting solid food particles, and mixotrophic organisms combine different nutritional strategies.

Hint

Think about organisms that live on decaying matter and how they obtain nutrients without ingesting solid food.

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