Question

Write the missing correlated terms.

$\left(i\right)$ Algae : autotrophic :: fungi : ____

Answer 1

Algae : autotrophic : : fungi : heterotrophic $\left(\text{saprophytic}\right)$

$\bullet$ Fungal cells do not possess chlorophyll; hence these organisms show heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
$\bullet$ The type of heterotrophic nutrition in fungi is called saprophytic nutrition.
$\bullet$ It is a method of heterotrophic nutrition in which the organisms feed on dead and decayed organic matter.