An individual is infected with a pathogen that absorbs nutrients from its environment. In which category does this pathogen belong?

A.

bacteria

B.

fungi

C.

protozoa

D.

virus

B Fungi is always saprotrophic in nature and it performs extracellular digestion!

A pathogen that has nutrients absorbed from its environment is called fungus. Fungus is a eukaryotic microorganism that is a heterotroph and acquire its food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment