Saprotrophs

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Write examples of saprotrophs.

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Is mushroom an example of edible fungi?

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The organism that prepare their own food:

1. heterotrophs

2. Autotrophs

3. Saprophytes

4. parasites

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Give one point difference between autotrophs, heterotrophs, and decomposers.

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Name and define the mode of nutrition in mushrooms.

Q. Which kingdom has saprophytic, parasitic and symbiotic nutrition. Why?

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Identify the saprotroph from the given organisms.

1. Lichen

2. Algae

3. Fungi

4. Rhizobium

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Identify the incorrect statement regarding fungi.

1. Some of the factors affecting fungi are temperature, moisture

2. Fungi are mainly terrestrial

3. Fungi show diversity in habitat and morphology

4. Fungi are more abundant in the substrate with low sugar content and low temperature

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For the given assertion and reason, chose the correct option.

Assertion[A]: Fungi are saprophytic organisms.
Reason[R]: They lack chlorophyll and other machinery to create their own food.

1. Both A and R are correct; R explains A

2. Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A

3. Both A and R are incorrect

4. A is correct but R is incorrect

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All fungi are not microscopic. Do you agree? Explain.

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What is the study of Fungi called?

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Which one of the following protozoans helps in cleaning the environment?

1. Euglena

   

2. Yeast

   

3. Amoeba

   

4. Giardia

   

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Which among the following feed on dead organic matter?

1. Heterotrophs

2. Autotrophs

3. Decomposers

4. Chemotrophs

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Question 5
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

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Which of these interactions is an example of a symbiotic relationship?

1. The alga and the fungus in a lichen

2. A tapeworm in the human intestine

3. A deer eating grass

4. An eagle eating a mouse

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Fungi are ________ organisms.

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Which one of the following organism helps in cleaning the environment?

1. Euglena

2. Amoeba

3. Saprophyte

4. Yeast

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State true or false and re -write the false statement correctly....

1.Algae are seen growing on leather, clothes etc. That are left in hot and humid weather for a long time....

2. Micro organisms like fungi grow best in hot and humid weather

Q. Mushrooms are a class of ________.

1. animals
2. protists
3. plants
4. fungi

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Nematodes, earthworms centipedes millipedes, mites, and ants consume organic matter and excretory nitrogen in the soil. Such organisms is called ________

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What is the type of food, a fungus prefers to grow faster?

1. Meat products

2. Butter

3. Bread

4. Cucumber

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Some fungi are edible.

1. True
2. False

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These require warm and moist or damp conditions to grow and divide

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Gelidium is commonly called brown-algae.

1. True
2. False

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Name a few decomposers belonging to kingdom Fungi.

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Which of the things in the following list is non-living?

plough, mushroom, sewing machine, radio, boat, water hyacinth, earthworm.

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Saprophytes are .

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Question 2
Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph.

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What are fungi?

Q. Fungi use _____ mode of nutrition.