What is the Major Distinguishing Characteristic of Fungi

Question

What is the major distinguishing characteristic of fungi?
A) gaining nutrition through ingestion
B) being sedentary
C) being prokaryotic
D) absorbing dissolved nutrients
E) being decomposers of dead organisms

Accepted Answer

The major distinguishing characteristic of fungi is that they absorb dissolved nutrients rather than ingesting them like animals or photosynthesizing them like plants. Fungi are also known for being decomposers of dead organisms. Being sedentary and eukaryotic are not distinguishing characteristics, as many other organisms fit these descriptions. Fungi are not prokaryotic, as they have membrane-bound organelles and a nucleus like other eukaryotic organisms.