Generally food is broken and absorbed within the body of organisms. In which of the following organi

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Generally food is broken and absorbed within the body of organisms. In which of the following organisms it is done outside the body?\

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(b) : All fungi like mushroom, yeasts and bread mould are the saprophytes in which saprophytic mode of nutrition takes place. The saprophytes break down the complex organic molecules present in dead and decaying matter and convert them into simpler substances outside their body. These simpler substances are then absorbed by saprophytes as their food.\ (1)