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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Ecosystem

Question:
Which one of them is not a producer?
Options:
Volvox
Nostoc
Agaricus
Spirogyra
Correct Answer:
Agaricus
Explanation:

Producers mainly include photosynthetic organisms that prepare their food with the help of sunlight and inorganic matter. Spirogyra, Volvox, and Nostoc are producers because they contain chlorophyll, which helps in photosynthesis. Agaricus belongs to species of saprophytic fungi, and it is also known as the mushroom. It does not contain chlorophyll. It undergoes saprotrophic mode of nutrition, to obtain n nutrition.