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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