Which of the following is not an example of an organism that breaks down food material outside the body and then absorbs it?
A
Bread moulds
B
Yeast
C
Mushroom
D
Cuscuta
Correct Option:
D
Explanation
Bread moulds, yeasts and mushrooms are fungi and obtain nutrients by absorptive nutrition, often releasing digestive enzymes outside their bodies before absorbing soluble substances. Cuscuta, however, is a parasitic flowering plant that draws prepared nutrients from a host plant through specialised structures. It is therefore the exception.