Which of the following statements is true about the kingdom Fungi?

1. Analyze the question You are asked to pick the one statement that is true about the kingdom Fungi. Check each option against what you know about fungal biology.

2. Key concept Fungi (mushrooms, moulds, yeast, mushrooms like Agaricus, Rhizopus) are heterotrophic. They have no chlorophyll, so they cannot make their own food. They feed by absorptive nutrition:

• They secrete digestive enzymes onto dead or living organic matter (saprophytes or parasites).
• They then absorb the digested nutrients through their cell walls and membranes.

3. Evaluate each option

• A. Fungi obtain nutrients by absorbing organic matter: True. This is the defining feature of fungal nutrition.
• B. Fungi are photosynthetic organisms: False. Fungi lack chlorophyll. Green plants and algae are the photosynthetic ones.
• C. Fungi are multicellular organisms: This is misleading. Many fungi, like mushrooms and moulds, are multicellular, but yeast is unicellular. So the statement is not true of fungi in general.
• D. Fungi reproduce through the formation of seeds: False. Fungi reproduce by spores (sexual and asexual), and also by budding (yeast) and fragmentation. Seeds belong to seed plants.

4. Answer Option A is the only statement that is true of all fungi.

5. Exam tip Remember fungi as "absorbers": they are heterotrophs that digest externally and then absorb. When you see "all", "always" or a general claim about a kingdom, watch for exceptions. Option C fails because of yeast. Also link fungi → spores and plants → seeds.