alleryIn Whittaker's five kingdoms, Fungi are characterized nutritionally as:
AMulticellular parasites
BUnicellular autotrophs
CMulticellular saprotrophs
DMulticellular autotrophs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Multicellular saprotrophs
Whittaker classified Fungi as multicellular saprotrophs that absorb dissolved nutrients from organic matter.
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