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

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Both [A] and [R] are correct and [R] explains [A]
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Both [A] and [R] are correct and [R] does not explain [A]
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[A] is correct but [R] is incorrect
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The correct option is A Both [A] and [R] are correct and [R] explains [A]
Fungi are a group of non-green eukaryotic microorganisms. Since they lack chlorophyll, they cannot synthesise their own food like plants. They feed on dead and decaying matter and are called saprotrophs.

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