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)

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fungus.

protist.

animal.

bacterium.

Answer 1

Based on the given information, this organism is most likely a fungus. Fungi are organisms that decompose and obtain nutrients by externally digesting their food before absorbing it. Fungi do not possess the ability to move.