Question 23M.1A.SL.TZ1.18
| Date | May 2023 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 23M.1A.SL.TZ1.18 |
| Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | Question number | 18 | Adapted from | N/A |
The pie chart shows the modes of nutrition of fungi in Huahu Lake wetland in China.
[Source: Fei Xie, Anzhou Ma, Hanchang Zhou, Yu Liang, Jun Yin, Ke Ma, Xuliang Zhuang and Guoqiang Zhuang, 2020.
Revealing Fungal Communities in Alpine Wetlands through Species Diversity, Functional Diversity and Ecological
Network Diversity. Microorganisms, 8, p. 632. Open Access.]
What is the most common mode of nutrition of fungi in this wetland?
A. Heterotrophic fungi that feed on living organisms by ingestion
B. Autotrophic fungi that obtain organic nutrients from detritus by internal digestion
C. Fungi that have either an autotrophic or heterotrophic method of nutrition
D. Heterotrophic fungi obtaining nutrients from dead organisms by external digestion
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D