Compare this fungus with the protist shown in the images below. How do they differ in the way they obtain nutrients? Question 22 options: Both organisms are autotrophs. The mushroom uses hyphae to get its nutrients and the amoeba uses the pseudopod instead. Both organisms are consumers. The amoeba engulfs its food with it;s pseudopod, while the fungus absorbs food from the dead leaves using its hyphae. The amoeba is a producer and obtains nutrients through photosynthesis; the fungus is a consumer and is decomposing leaf litter in the forest.