In the section "Investigating Life: The Battle for Position in Cacao Tree Leaves",an endophyte absorbs nutrients and water from a live cacao leaf in what type of feeding?

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An endophyte is a type of fungus that lives inside plants without causing harm. As it absorbs nutrients and water from a live cacao leaf, it is acting as a heterotroph - an organism that obtains its nutrients from other organisms. A decomposer breaks down dead organic matter, an autotroph produces its own nutrients, a detritovore feeds on dead plant and animal material, and a producer uses energy from the sun to create its own food. None of these options accurately describe the feeding habits of an endophyte.

In the Section "Investigating Life: the Battle for Position in Cacao