How fungi live?

Question

How do Fungi eat?

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Answer 1

from commensalism and symbiosis

Answer 2

Fungi don't "eat" in the sense that they chew up food. They are saprophytic organisms. The secrete enzymes which degrade organic molecules like proteins and sugars, and then they absorb and metabolize those nutrient molecules.

Answer 3

It is correct that fungi are hetertrophic and saprophytic.  This means they release enzymes to break apart organic molecules (dead plants or animals) outside of the fungal body.  They then absorb this nutrient soup through their hyphae (long root-like filaments).

Fungi can also engage in mutualistic symbioses with plants where they uptake mineral nutrients from the soil and transfer them to plants in exchange for photosynthetic sugars.

Fungi can also be parasitic, tapping nutrients directly from their plant or animal host.

Fungi are a diverse group and there may be other mechanisms of receiving nutrients, but these are the main mechanisms.

Answer 4

Fungi are hetrotrophic & saprophytic they take the food from host plant &organic matter by the help of hyphae.