One of the following organisms has a saprophytic mode of nutrition. This organism is :
(a) mushroom (b) malarial parasite (c) leech (d) lice

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Mushrooms contain no chlorophyll and most are considered saprophytes. That is, they obtain their nutrition from metabolizing non-living organic matter. This means they break down and "eat" dead plants like your compost pile does.

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One of the following organisms has a saprophytic mode of nutrition. This organism is : (a) mushroom (b) malarial parasite (c) leech (d) lice

Mushrooms contain no chlorophyll and most are considered saprophytes. That is, they obtain their nutrition from metabolizing non-living organic matter. This means they break down and "eat" dead plants like your compost pile does.

One of the following organisms has a saprophytic mode of nutrition. This organism is :
(a) mushroom (b) malarial parasite (c) leech (d) lice