Question

Fungi is a very simple eukaryotic organism. Unlike plants and some protists, fungi is a consumer. This example lives in/on a tree. How is this fungus consuming food in the picture?

A) The roots of the fungus can absorb nutrients from the soil.
B) The hyphae, or feeding structures, reach deep into the wood to obtain nutrients.
C) The white cap of the fungus traps small insects and other organisms as they pass by.
D) The cap of the fungus can absorb chemicals from the air, like carbon and oxygen, and use the gases to make food.

Answer 1

The hyphae, or feeding structures, reach deep into the wood to obtain nutrients.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B) The hyphae, or feeding structures, reach deep into the wood to obtain nutrients.

The hyphae are the structures, which resembles the roots of the plants. The hyphae can penetrate the wood and reach deep inside the plant body, which help the hyphae in acquiring the nutrients from the plants. The fungus survive on the nutrition present in the plant. Hence, they are considered as the consumers. None of the part of the fungi is responsible for making its own food.