NEET 1990 · Class 11

Biological Classification

Absorptive heterotrophic nutrition is exhibited by

  1. (A)algae
  2. (B)fungi
  3. (C)bryophytes
  4. (D)pteridophytes

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Most fungi are heterotrophic and absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrates and hence are called **saprophytes**.

Chapter
Biological Classification
Section
2.3 KINGDOM FUNGI
Page
6
Words matched
17 of 17

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How this line gives the answer

6667, emb=1.0, combined=0.8667). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that fungi are heterotrophic and absorb soluble organic matter, which directly matches the definition of absorptive heterotrophic nutrition.

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