NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fungi are heterotrophic. They get their nutrition by absorbing organic compounds from the environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fungi secure food through the action of enzymes (biological catalysts) secreted into the surface on which they are growing; the enzymes digest the food, which then is absorbed directly through the hyphal walls.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fungi do not have stomachs. They must digest their food before it can pass through the cell wall into the hyphae. Hyphae secrete acids and enzymes that break the surrounding organic material down into simple molecules they can easily absorb. Fungi have evolved to use a lot of different items for food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fungi are consumers, and therefore they get the energy they require to survive from other creatures. There are three main ways fungi obtain energy: living in or on other animals as parasites, decomposition of dead organic matter, and living mutually with other creatures.