HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term that is used for the mode of nutrition in yeast, mushroom and bread-mould is
A
autotrophic
B
insectivorous
C
saprophytic
D
parasitic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Saprophytic nutrition is a scene in yeast, mushroom, and bread mould. In this mode of nutrition, organisms obtain their food from dead and decaying organic matter. Such organisms are known as saprophytes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yeast and mushroom are saprophytic organisms. Saprophytes feed on dead and decaying organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saprophytic nutrition: The nutrition in which an organism obtains its food from the dead and decaying organic matter of plants and animals is called saprophytic nutrition. Example-Fungi.

Detailed explanation-4: -What are Saprophytes? Saprophytes are the living organisms that live and feed on dead and decaying organisms. They are considered extremely important in soil biology. They break down the complex organic matter into simpler substances that are taken up by the plants for various metabolic activities.

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