Parasitic and Saprophytic Nutrition

Q.

Which of the following do not have chlorophyll?

1. Algae

2. Cuscuta

3. Both A and B

4. None of these

Q.

Organisms that break down dead and decaying organisms are known as:

1. Humans

2. Mammals

3. Decomposers

4. Reptiles

Q.

Fungi feed on:

1. Plants

2. Soil

3. Animals

4. Dead matter

Q.

Identify the saprotroph from the given organisms.

1. Lichen

2. Algae

3. Fungi

4. Rhizobium

Q.

Mode of nutrition in fungi is:

1. Autotrophic

2. Heterotrophic

3. Parasitic

4. Saprophytic

Q.

A plant which lives on another plant, obtains nutrition from that plant and deprives it of its valuable nutrients is called ________ .

1. Parasite

2. Insectivore

3. Saprophyte

4. Symbiote

Q.

Which of the following is/are true for Loranthus?

1. It takes water and minerals from the host plant

2. It makes its own food

3. Only for food, it depends on the plant on which it lives

4. It gets its nutrition from decayed organic remains

Q.

___ are the organisms that live on the host's body and derive their nutrients from it.

1. Amphibians

2. Mammals

3. Parasites

4. Reptiles

Q.

Which among the following is a saprophyte?

1. Leech

2. Vulture

3. Yeast

4. Cuscuta

Q.

Sandalwood tree is a type of ___.

1. Total parasite

2. Partial parasite

3. Decomposer

4. Saprotroph