Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Mode of obtaining food by fungi is heterotrophy due to lack of chloroplast
Statement II : Fungi store food in the form of sucrose
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
• B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
• C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
• D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

Hint:

Fungi are heterotrophs (lack chloroplasts) and store excess food reserves as Glycogen and Lipids (not sucrose or starch).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Fungi are non-photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms with absorptive nutrition and characteristic storage reserves.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
1. Statement I is TRUE: Fungi are completely achlorophyllous and lack chloroplasts, obtaining their organic nutrition heterotrophically as saprophytes, parasites, or mutualistic symbionts via absorptive osmotrophy.
2. Statement II is FALSE: Fungi store carbohydrate energy primarily in the form of glycogen, lipids/oil globules, and the disaccharide trehalose, but never store food as sucrose or starch.

Step 3: Final Answer:
Therefore, Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.