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Question
In which of the following groups of organisms the food material is broken down outside the body and then absorbed?
Options
Mushroom, Green plants, Amoeba
Yeast, Mushroom, Bread mould
Paramecium, Amoeba, Cuscuta
Cuscuta, Lice, Tapeworm
Solution
Yeast, Mushroom, Bread mould
Explanation:-
Fungi (yeast, mushroom, bread mould) are saprophytes. They obtain their food by breaking it outside the body and then absorbing it.
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