The scarlet cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) obtains its nutrition from decaying wood by releasing digestive enzymes into the w
ood and absorbing the digested products. I. Autotroph
II. Heterotroph
III. Saprotroph
A. III only
B. II and III only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III
II and III only. The fungus is a heterotroph, since it's not making it's own food, but it's also a Saprotroph (since it externally digests dead organic materials; saprotrophs are a special subset of heterotrophs).
