Standard Science Primary 3 Diversity

Unlike plants, fungi cannot make their own food. How do they get their nutrients?

A They take in food from the things they grow on.
B They absorb nutrients from the air.
C They eat small insects.
D They produce food from sunlight.
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Step 1: Fungi lack chlorophyll and cannot perform photosynthesis. Step 2: They decompose organic matter. Step 3: They absorb nutrients from dead or decaying matter they grow on.

Correct answer: They take in food from the things they grow on.

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