State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 104

What is NOT found in fungi?

  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Chlorophyll
  3. Sunlight
  4. Oxygen
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (B) Chlorophyll

Explanation

Fungi are heterotrophs (saprophytes/parasites) because they have no chlorophyll.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: fungi respire and release CO₂.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: fungi lack chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesise.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not a component of any organism.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: present in their biomolecules.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.