Question

Which of the following characteristics does not apply to fungi?
A.their bodies are made of filaments.
B.they are all photosynthetic.
C.they are all heterotrop.
D.their cell walls contain chitin.

Answer 1

Fungi do not make their own food. The answer is B.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B, that is, they are all photosynthetic.

Fungi are not photosynthetic, they are heterotrophic, that is, they do not produce their own food. Fungi obtain their nutrition by absorbing organic components from the surroundings. Fungi are heterotrophic, that is, they depend mainly on carbon obtained from other species for their nutrition and metabolism.

Fungi obtain nutrients in three distinct manners:

1. They decompose dead organic matter. As a saprophyte, they obtain their nutrients from non-living organic matter, generally dead and decaying animal or plant matter, by absorbing soluble organic components.

2. They feed on living hosts. As a parasite, fungi thrive in or on other species and obtain their nutrients from their host.

3. They live mutualistically with other species. Mutualistic fungi live without any harm to other living species.