Mode of nutrition in penecillium is____________?
Correct answer: A. Saprotrophs
- A. Saprotrophs
- B. Parasitic
- C. Predators
- D. Mutualistics
Explanation
Penicillium is mainly saprotrophic: it secretes digestive enzymes onto dead organic matter and absorbs the soluble nutrients. It may be mistaken for a parasite because some species produce antibiotics and grow on living or stored materials, but its standard nutritional mode is saprotrophy.
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