Wheat Stem Rust Fungus is A(n) _____.

Question

Wheat stem rust fungus is a(n) _____.​
A) ​obligate plant parasite
B) ​mycorrhizal fungus
C) ​decomposer
D) ​pathogenic chytrid
E) ​photosynthetic

Accepted Answer

Wheat stem rust fungus is an obligate plant parasite, meaning it requires a living host (in this case, wheat) to complete its life cycle and cannot survive without it. It is not mycorrhizal (which forms symbiotic relationships with plants), a decomposer (which breaks down dead organic matter), a pathogenic chytrid (a type of fungus affecting amphibians), or photosynthetic (capable of producing its own food through sunlight).

Wheat stem rust fungus is a(n) _____.​

Wheat stem rust fungus is a(n) _____.