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?

A. a decomposer
B. an autotroph
C. a detritovore
D. a producer
E. a heterotroph


Answer: E. a heterotroph

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