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explain how fungi acquire their nutrients. describe the basic body plan of a fungus. explain how
this body plan is an adaptation that facilitates feeding the fungi
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Nutrition in fungus: Fungi are heterotrohpic unicellular/multicellular eukaryotes which acquire
their food by saprophytic modes i.e. acquisition of pre-digested food/nurients from a host by
growing on it. Fungus can grow in a wide range of environment and prefer most and dampy
areas for growth. They are very rigid in their growth and can grow on a variety of substrates like
an old piece of log, grass, sand, eatables, dead animals etc.Some fungi also secrete digestive
enzymes onto their substrate for breaking down their food into smaller subunits appropriate for
direct uptake.
Structure: A fungus can be broadly divided into an aerial fruiting body and an underground
mycelium. The aerial body is divided into two parts, the upper umbrella like basidium and the
stalk called stipe. The stalk or the stem of the aerial part is made up of a bunch of linearly
arranged tubular structures called hyphae. The aerial umbrella like strucutre or basidium contains
smaller linear strips on the inner side containing fungal spores. Thus, the aerial part represents
the reproductive part of a fungus.
The underground mycelia represent the root-like structure of fungus. They penetrate into the
substratum and help in digesting the upper hard tissue of the substrate and suck the digested
nutrients/food from the host. The nutrients are then transported to the whole body of fungus
traversing through the mycelia, stipe and the basidium.
Thus, this simple body plan of a fungus helps in feeding them.

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  • 1. explain how fungi acquire their nutrients. describe the basic body plan of a fungus. explain how this body plan is an adaptation that facilitates feeding the fungi Solution Nutrition in fungus: Fungi are heterotrohpic unicellular/multicellular eukaryotes which acquire their food by saprophytic modes i.e. acquisition of pre-digested food/nurients from a host by growing on it. Fungus can grow in a wide range of environment and prefer most and dampy areas for growth. They are very rigid in their growth and can grow on a variety of substrates like an old piece of log, grass, sand, eatables, dead animals etc.Some fungi also secrete digestive enzymes onto their substrate for breaking down their food into smaller subunits appropriate for direct uptake. Structure: A fungus can be broadly divided into an aerial fruiting body and an underground mycelium. The aerial body is divided into two parts, the upper umbrella like basidium and the stalk called stipe. The stalk or the stem of the aerial part is made up of a bunch of linearly arranged tubular structures called hyphae. The aerial umbrella like strucutre or basidium contains smaller linear strips on the inner side containing fungal spores. Thus, the aerial part represents the reproductive part of a fungus. The underground mycelia represent the root-like structure of fungus. They penetrate into the substratum and help in digesting the upper hard tissue of the substrate and suck the digested nutrients/food from the host. The nutrients are then transported to the whole body of fungus traversing through the mycelia, stipe and the basidium. Thus, this simple body plan of a fungus helps in feeding them.