Generally food is broken and absorbed within the body of organisms. In which of the following organisms is it done outside the body?
(a) Amoeba
(b) Mushroom
(c) Paramoecium
(d) Lice
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(b) Mushroom
Mushrooms are an example of fungi. They show extracellular digestion i.e., the food is broken down outside the body. Since Amoeba, Paramoecium and Lice are not fungi, they do not show extracellular digestion
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