B- Nutrition Fungi do not have
so they cannot make their food in the way that plants do. Fungi, like
animals are.
However, fungi are not ingestive heterotrophs that digest food after they eat
it like animals. They feed on and are classified as saprophytes. Their hyphae penetrate the dead material and form a
branching network. The tips of the growing hyphae producewhich digest the organic material. The soluble products are absorbed into the hyphae. Because fungi digest food first and then absorb it, they
areheterotrophs.

Some fungiare
They will capture food. For example, mycelium trap
to absorb nitrogen.
Other fungi are
Mycorrhizae absorb and concentrate phosphate which they deliver to plant
roots. In turn, the fungi receive sugars from the plant. Ascomycetes in lichen provide moisture, shelter and anchorage
for its partner, the green algae. The green algae provides it with nutrients.
Some fungi are
They absorb nutrients from their host. They may cause devastating