What is the Mode of Nutrition in Fungi

Answer: Most fungi are Heterotrophic and absorb organic matter from dead substrates, thus they are called saprophytes.

• Nutrition is the process of consuming food and converting it into energy and other vital components for survival
• Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must rely on food from other sources/organisms. The term for this type of nutrition is heterotrophic nutrition
• Parasites are those who rely on living plants