Question

Mushrooms get their food from:

• A. Photosynthesis
• B. Eating small insects which come near it
• C. Dead and decaying plants
• D. The water we pour near it

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Dead and decaying plants

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. As saprophytes, mushrooms feed on dead and decaying plants. On dead tree stumps, mushrooms are frequently observed growing.
2. The fungus kingdom includes fleshy, spore-bearing, fruit-producing organisms such as mushrooms.
3. With a saprophytic mode of nutrition (a sort of heterotrophic nutrition), which implies that the organisms feed on dead and decomposing plant or animal debris, they often develop above ground on the soil. It speaks of several gilled fungi, some of which have stems.
4. They contain gills that release small spores that aid in the fungus's ability to spread across the surface of the earth or its host.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Unlike plants, mushrooms don't contain chlorophyll.
2. They are unable to cook their own food using only sunlight. For food, they rely on other people.

Option B:

Mushrooms don't feed on insects. Hence the option is incorrect.

Option D:

The majority of mushrooms are classified as saprophytes, meaning that they obtain their sustenance by metabolizing nonliving organic materials.

Final answer: Mushrooms get their food from dead and decaying plants.