Question

Fungi are
(a) Heterotrophs
(b) Autotrophs
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Fungi are pathogenic organisms that belong to the kingdom which has characteristics such as Eukaryotic (cells have membrane-bounded organelles), and are achlorophyllous (does not have chlorophyll.

Complete answer:
Organisms that do not prepare their food and take nutrition from other sources of organic carbon which includes plant or animal matter are known as heterotrophs. They are also known as phagotrophic organisms that are referred to as organisms that feed on other organisms or natural elements in large quantities that are digested inside its body. They are the members of the kingdom fungi.
Features of fungi:
-They are non-photosynthetic.
-The method of nourishment is heterotrophic.
-Many of them are saprophytes as they feed on the dead and rotting natural matter.
-Some of them are parasitic.
-Most growths are multicellular, with the exception of yeast, which is the lone unicellular parasite.
-A few parasites live in cooperative (commonly reliant) associations with blue-green algae known as lichens.
-Their cell is enclosed by a cell wall that is made up of chitin.
-They also produce fruiting bodies by the production of spores.
-Their life cycle is also complex consisting of both sexual and asexual phases.
-Examples are yeast, mushroom, rhizopus, etc.

So, the correct answer is ‘heterotrophs’.

Note:
Autotrophs are those organisms that prepare their own food with the help of the process of photosynthesis. They are not dependent upon another organism for food instead the heterotrophs absorb their food from them. The examples are - plants and certain algae as they contain chlorophyll, a green-colored pigment that helps in making their food.