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Fungi such as bread moulds and mushrooms typically obtain nutrition by:

Question
Fungi such as bread moulds and mushrooms typically obtain nutrition by:
Photosynthesis
Breaking down food outside the body and then absorbing it
Taking in whole food and digesting it internally
Parasitism only
Answer
Breaking down food outside the body and then absorbing it
Detailed Explanation
Saprotrophic organisms like fungi break down food material outside their body and then absorb the simpler substances.
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