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Slime moulds are saprophytic protists that move over decaying twigs and leaves and engulf organic material.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 2: Biological Classification Protista - Euglenoids Slime Moulds Protozoans
According to the NCERT textbook, animals are strict heterotrophs that must consume organic matter. Their specific mode of nutrition involves directly taking in solid or liquid food particles into an internal digestive cavity where enzymes break it down. This specific process of ingestion-based nutrition is biologically termed 'holozoic' nutrition, distinct from the absorptive nutrition seen in fungi.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology > Chapter 2: Biological Classification > 2.5 Kingdom Animalia
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