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Do mushrooms produce their on food?

Mushrooms do not produce their own food, they live off the decay of other organisms.


Do mushrooms digest their own food?

Yes, they do.


Can mushrooms yeast and molds produce their own food?

yes


Why are mushrooms not placed in the same kingdom as vegetables?

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.


All fungi make their own food absorb their food produce mushrooms have chlorophyll?

Absorb their food.


Why are decomposers such as mushrooms considered heterotrophs and not autotrophs?

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.


Are mushrooms heterotroph?

yes they are because organisms that cannot manufacture their own food like autotrophs


Are mushrooms autotrophic?

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.


What are three plant-like organisms which cannot produce their own 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.


What are mushrooms qualified as?

Fungi. The mushrooms are qualified as vegetarian food rich in proteins.


How do mushrooms obtain nutrients from their surroundings?

Q:How do mushrooms obtain their food? A: my best guess is that they get it from what they are growing on. :)


What three plant-like organisms which cannot produce their own 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.