JAMB Biology 1990 Question 17

Question 17

Animal Nutrition

The mode of nutrition in which digestion is extracellular is

  1. A.holophytic
  2. B.parasitic
  3. C.holozoic
  4. D.saprophytic
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Answer: D (saprophytic)

Explanation

Saprophytes such as Mucor release enzymes onto their food and absorb the digested products, so digestion happens outside the organism.