Match the organisms given in Column I with their mode of nutrition given in Column II.

(a) – (iii)


Mango tree is a green plant, therefore it has chlorophyll and it can make its own food by the process of photosynthesis, Hence it’s an autotroph.


(b) – (iv)


Mushroom grows on rotten wood, hence it’s a saprophyte.


(c ) – (i)


Pitcher plants don’t get enough nutrition from the soil, therefore they capture insects and they are known as Insectivorous plant.


(d) – (v)


Cuscuta is not a green plant and can’t produce food by photosynthesis hence it depends on other plants for its food requirements, and therefore it is a parasitic plant.


(e) – (ii)


Elephant is a herbivores animal and they depend on plants for their food


Hence, they are heterotroph.


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