Which of the Following is a Chemoheterotroph

Question

Which of the following is a chemoheterotroph?
A)grass
B)a tree
C)a mushroom
D)a photosynthetic bacterium
E)algae

Accepted Answer

Mushrooms are chemoheterotrophs because they obtain their energy by consuming organic matter, unlike plants and photosynthetic bacteria that produce their own food through photosynthesis.