One of the following organisms has a saprophytic mode of nutrition. This organism is:
(a) mushroom (b) malarial parasite (c) leech (d) lice
Correct Answer: (a) Mushroom
Explanation: The mode of nutrition in which organisms feed on the dead and decaying matter is known as the Saprophytic mode of nutrition. Mushroom depends on dead and decaying plants for food.
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