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JAMB Biology 1978 Question 25

Question 25

Animal Nutrition

Rhizopus (or Mucor) obtains its food from dead organic matter extracellularly. It is said to be

  1. A.a facultative parasite
  2. B.a saprophyte
  3. C.an obligate parasite
  4. D.a commensal
  5. E.an autotroph
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (a saprophyte)

Explanation

An organism that digests dead organic matter outside its body and absorbs the products is a saprophyte.