NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -All fungi are heterotrophic, which means that they get the energy they need to live from other organisms. Like animals, fungi extract the energy stored in the bonds of organic compounds such as sugar and protein from living or dead organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fungi are not autotrophs, they have no chloroplasts, they can only use the energy stored in organic compounds. This distinguishes fungi from plants. As against animals, fungi are osmotrophic: they obtain food by absorbing nutrients from the environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within Domain Eukarya, kingdoms Fungi and Animalia are entirely heterotrophic, though most fungi absorb nutrients through their environment. Most organisms within Kingdom Protista are heterotrophic while Kingdom Plantae is almost entirely autotrophic, except for myco-heterotrophic plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fungi do not contain chlorophyll or carry out photosynthesis. As fungi feed on dead and decayed organisms they are heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Algae, along with plants and some bacteria and fungi, are autotrophs. Autotrophs are the producers in the food chain, meaning they create their own nutrients and energy.