Describe the digestion that is carried out by a rhizopus
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Rhizopus is a saprophytic that feeds on dead plants and animals. The digestion in rhizopus takes place with the help of digestive juices. Rhizopus secretes "digestive juices" directly on the food. The food becomes soluble and is then digested by the fungus
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Rhizopus is considered to be saprophytic because it feeds on dead, damp, and decaying matter, such as soil.
It is a heterotrophic organism that obtains nutrients by absorption.
Rhizopus is also considered to be parasitic because it obtains nutrients from living organisms, causing the food to rot.
It secretes digestive juices, that contain enzymes, directly on the food. These enzymes cause the food to become soluble, which it is then absorbed by the mold. The mold spreads over the surface of the substrate, sending its hyphae inward to absorb the nutrients.
Sugar and starch are favored by the mold, so while growing on bread, the mold takes up nutrition from the carbohydrate compounds of the bread.
It is a heterotrophic organism that obtains nutrients by absorption.
Rhizopus is also considered to be parasitic because it obtains nutrients from living organisms, causing the food to rot.
It secretes digestive juices, that contain enzymes, directly on the food. These enzymes cause the food to become soluble, which it is then absorbed by the mold. The mold spreads over the surface of the substrate, sending its hyphae inward to absorb the nutrients.
Sugar and starch are favored by the mold, so while growing on bread, the mold takes up nutrition from the carbohydrate compounds of the bread.
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