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Everything needs some sort of nutrients to live. Fungi get their nutrients from photosynthesis, plants do the same and obtain it from the roots, animals obtain their nutrients from eating plants, and other animals.
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When fungi live on the roots of plants how are they obtaining nutrients?
Photosynthesis
What do fungi feed on?
Fungi feed on the remains of dead animals and plants.
Is fungi a type of decomposer?
fungi is a decomposer because it breaks down dead animals,plants etc. It gets nutrients from the dead things.
How does the life process of fungi help plants?
These fungi are called mycorrhizae (though, technially, the term "mycorrhizae" refers to the relationship between the fungi and the plants). They grow in or around the roots of a plant and out into the soil. This helps the plant in two ways: First, the fungal hyphae are a lot smaller than the plant's roots and can get into smaller places. Second, they greatly increase the surface area over which nutrients can be absorbed without a huge increase in volume.
Does algae break down dead plants and animals?
Fungi are responsible for the decomposition of plants and animals.
Plants and fungi that thrive on dead tissues of plants and animals?
The Eumycota are fungi that thrive on the dead tissues of plants and animals. They get their nutrients from decomposed matter and store them as energy.
What are fungi that obtain their food from the decaying bodies of plants and animals?
yes ,, deffo
Which two groups are closely related evolutionarily plants and animals plants and fungi fungi and animals?
fungi & animals
Could plants and animals survive if decomposition didn't occur?
Decomposition is the process of some fungi breaking down the dead organism into nutrients for the plants to use. Actually, plants and animals wil still survive, even if decomposition or fungi does not exist. The nutrients is optional, only helping the plant to grow better and produce for food for the animals.
Organism that decompose dead organism and ablsor absorm nutrients are from which kingdom?
Fungi because Fungi are heterotrophic organisms that obtain their nutrients from the organic matter of dead plants and animals. They break down the dead plant and animal matter and so are also categorized as decomposers.
How does fungi obtain its nutrients?
it breaks things down
What kind of plants that obtain their food from other plants and animals?
they are known as heterotrops the cant make food themselves they depend on other plants and animals example fungi,like mushroom
What process allows fungi to obtain nutrients from dead leaves?
What process allows fungi to obtain nutrients from dead leaves?Read more: What_process_allows_fungi_to_obtain_nutrients_from_dead_leaves
Organisms that contain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals are called?
Decomposers, like fungi and bacteria.
What organelle breaks down nutrients?
The organelle that breaks down nutrients is called mitochondria. Mitochondria are found in most eukaryotic cells in animals, plants and fungi.
Are plants detritus feeders?
Not directly; plants obtain food from nutrients in the soil like nitrogen and phosphorus partially from decomposed plants, although they do not break down detritus, certain fungi, microorganisms, and insects do.
Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals are called?
Organisms that break down wastes an dead organisms and return the raw material to the environment are called decomposers.
