Question

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

• A. Both [A] and [R] are correct and [R] does not explain [A]
• B. [A] is correct but [R] is incorrect
• C. Both [A] and [R] are correct and [R] explains [A]
• D. Both [A] and [R] are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is C 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.