The scarlet cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) obtains its nutrition from decaying wood by releasing digestive enzymes into the w

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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

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kolbaska11 [484] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-09T21:13:27+03:00

kolbaska11 [484]3 years ago

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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).