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An organism which breaks down the food material outside the body and then absorbs it is
- a plant parasite, Cascuta
- an animal parasite, Tapeworm
- a bacteria, Rhizobium
- a fungi, Rhizopus
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a fungi, Rhizopus
Reason — Fungi show extra-cellular digestion. The cell wall of fungi secretes enzymes that digest the food outside the body of fungi. The digested food is then absorbed by the fungi.
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