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Why are decomposers such as mushrooms considered heterotrophs and not autotrophs?
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∙ 8y ago
Mushrooms are considered heterotrophs because they don't make their own food. Instead, they obtain their food by absorbing nutrients from decomposing organisms in the environment.
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What is a heterotrophic mushroom?
Heterotrophic mushrooms are mushrooms that are heterotrophs. Heterotrophs are organisms that acquire their food from the bodies of other organisms. Anything that eats anything else is a heterotroph. Heterotrophic mushrooms digest decomposing organisms such as dead trees. If a mushroom were not heterotrophic, it would create its own energy from an abiotic source, such as sunlight or chemicals. (e.g. Plants are autotrophs because they feed through photosynthesis.)
What are autotrophs - impalas plants mushrooms leopards?
plants - autotrophs make their own food
What are some decomposers in the grassland?
fungi, mushrooms insects(such as beetle), and bacteria.
What are some decomposers on land?
fungi,mushrooms,and bacteria
Are mushrooms living on a tree stump parasites?
no they are decomposers
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.
Are mushrooms considered decomposers?
Yes it is
Are mushrooms autotrophic or hetertrophic?
they are heterotrophic because they eat off of others
Are mushrooms heterotroph?
yes they are because organisms that cannot manufacture their own food like autotrophs
Is a human a decomposers?
Humans are not considered decomposers; humans are considered consumers, as we kill and consume other organisms for nourishment. Contrarily, decomposers are organisms (such as mushrooms) that break down other organisms that have already deceased.
What is a heterotrophic mushroom?
Heterotrophic mushrooms are mushrooms that are heterotrophs. Heterotrophs are organisms that acquire their food from the bodies of other organisms. Anything that eats anything else is a heterotroph. Heterotrophic mushrooms digest decomposing organisms such as dead trees. If a mushroom were not heterotrophic, it would create its own energy from an abiotic source, such as sunlight or chemicals. (e.g. Plants are autotrophs because they feed through photosynthesis.)
Can some body list the decomposers?
some decomposers are beetles mushrooms flies mushrooms and worms
What decomposers are in the soil?
mushrooms
How are mushrooms important in life?
Mushrooms are important because they are decomposers
What are autotrophs - impalas plants mushrooms leopards?
plants - autotrophs make their own food
What are some decomposers in the grassland?
fungi, mushrooms insects(such as beetle), and bacteria.
Decomposers of the Sahara desert?
mushrooms
