Decomposition
Mushrooms do not produce their own food, they live off the decay of other organisms.
Yes, they do.
yes
Because, unlike vegetables, which are plants, mushrooms are not plants. Mushrooms are fungi and can not make their own food but are saprophytes that absorb decaying organic matter as food.
Absorb their food.
Decomposers like mushrooms obtain energy by breaking down organic matter from other organisms, making them heterotrophs because they cannot produce their own food. Autotrophs, on the other hand, can create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
yes they are because organisms that cannot manufacture their own food like autotrophs
Mushrooms are not autotrophs. This is because they do not make their own food. They are actually heterotrophs because they decompose other plants in order to get their food.
Pretty much all plant organisms can produce their own food. However, organisms like mushrooms are often confused for plants, but they CANNOT make their own food. Mushrooms are fungus, meaning that they have to get their food from other dead or decaying organisms. This makes them different from both plants and animals because they don't eat food, but they don't make it for themselves either. They absorb it through their roots.
Fungi. The mushrooms are qualified as vegetarian food rich in proteins.
Q:How do mushrooms obtain their food? A: my best guess is that they get it from what they are growing on. :)
Pretty much all plant organisms can produce their own food. However, organisms like mushrooms are often confused for plants, but they CANNOT make their own food. Mushrooms are fungus, meaning that they have to get their food from other dead or decaying organisms. This makes them different from both plants and animals because they don't eat food, but they don't make it for themselves either. They absorb it through their roots.