Question

Mushrooms and other microorganisms feed on dead plant and animal tissues and convert them into ______
1. Sod
2. Peat
3. Clod
4. Humus

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Humus

The Correct Answer is Humus.

 

• Decomposers or saprotrophs recycle dead plants and animals into chemical nutrients like carbon and nitrogen that are released back into the soil, air, and water.
• Fungi like mushrooms, mildew, mold, and toadstools can't make their own food.
• Fungi release enzymes that decompose dead plants and animals to convert them into Humus.

 

• Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.
• Clod is a lump of earth or clay.