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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(a) mushroom
Mushroom obtains its food from decaying organic materials like rotten wood. Thus, it has a saprophytic mode of nutrition.

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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

(a) mushroom Mushroom obtains its food from decaying organic materials like rotten wood. Thus, it has a saprophytic mode of nutrition.

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

(a) mushroom
Mushroom obtains its food from decaying organic materials like rotten wood. Thus, it has a saprophytic mode of nutrition.