Card 55 / 112: A research scientist finds a new species in the Brazilian rain forest. She notes that though the species has a "trunk-like" stalk and flattened structures similar to leaves, the organism is brown in color and lacks chlorophyll. Additionally, the organism sends out hair like structures that externally digest the plant matter around it. The researchers categorize the new organism as which of the following?
A) A producer
B) An autotroph
C) A heterotroph
D) A manufacturer

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