Question

What are the following organisms called?
a) Algae that prepare their own food.
b) Fungi that either depend on living organisms or non-living things for their food.
c) An organism having both algal and fungal characters.

Answer 1

1. Algae that prepare their own food are called autotrophs.

2. Fungi that depend on living organisms or non-living things for their food are said to be parasitic and saprophytic respectively.

2. An organism having both algal and fungal characters is called a lichen.