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What is an example of a fungus eating an animal?

Ascomycota, Mucoromycotina, and Basidiomycota are examples of phyla with predatory fungi species. The carnivorous fungi tend to live in soil and eat nematodes or other small animals.


What is fungi purpose?

A fungus' purpose is to decompose and recycle nutrients back into soil. It can also cometimes be predatory or work in a symbiotic relationship with plants.


Does fungi capture and use the suns energy?

No, it does not.


Why are plants and fungi placed in separate kingdoms?

Plants have chlorophyll and make energy from light; fungi don't.


How do fungi obtain the energy needed to carry out life processes?

Fungi get their energy from living or dead organisms. They will usually specialize in living or dead and it is rare that they can do both.


Do fungi under stress produced more energy?

No


How does sac fungi get energy?

it makes its own food


How are fungi dependent on plants and animals for their energy?

Animals and fungi that must depend on autotrophs for their food energy are called consumers. These consumers are also called heterotrophs.


How do fungi obtain their food energy?

Fungi obtain their food energy by absorbing nutrients from their surroundings through their mycelium. They secrete enzymes that break down organic matter into simpler compounds, which are then absorbed by the fungi to provide energy for growth and reproduction. This process is known as extracellular digestion.


Can fungi transfer food into energy?

Yes, fungi obtain energy through the process of breaking down organic matter using enzymes. Fungi release enzymes to break down complex molecules in their environment, allowing them to absorb the smaller molecules as nutrients for energy production.


What polymer that used to store energy in animals and fungi?

Glycogen.


How energy gets from plants to an anteater?

Energy from plants go to feed the fungi that ants and termites cultivate. Then the ants and termites eat those fungi, receiving that energy. The anteaters than eats the ants or termites, and gets the energy that originally came from the plants.