Your teacher describes an organism that digests its food externally before absorbing it. You also find out that this organism cannot move. Based on what you’ve learned, this organism is most likely a(n)(1 point)
Responses
bacterium.
bacterium.
protist.
protist.
animal.
animal.
fungus.
fungus.
fungus.
The organism described by your teacher that digests its food externally before absorbing it and cannot move is most likely a fungus.
To determine the correct answer, we can break down the characteristics mentioned in the question.
First, the organism digests its food externally before absorbing it. This means that the organism secretes digestive enzymes onto its food, breaking it down outside of its body, and then absorbs the broken-down nutrients.
Second, the organism cannot move. This implies that it is stationary and lacks the ability to actively change its location.
Considering these characteristics, the organism that matches both descriptions is a fungus. Fungi are known for their external digestion, where they release enzymes onto their food source to break it down before absorbing the nutrients. Additionally, many types of fungi are immobile, anchoring themselves to a substrate and relying on external factors for dispersal.
Therefore, the correct answer is "fungus."