Question

2. Distinguished between a parasite and a saprotroph.​

Answer 1

Distinguished between a parasite and a saprotroph.

Parasites are organisms that depend upon another organism (host) for food and cause harmful effects or dieseases to the host. Examples: Cuscuta (Amarbel), mosquitoes and head lice. saprotrophs are orgnisms that obtain nutrition from dead and decaying organic matter. Examples: Fungi and some bacteria

Answer 2

Answer:

Answer given below...Hope it helps

Explanation:

Parasite

• They feed on living organisms
• They can cause harm to host body
• They take prepared food needed for them from the host body
• Eg: cuscuta, Lice

Saprophyte

• They are organisms that feed on dead and decaying matter.
• These organisms do not cause harm to host body as the are dead
• They secrete digestive juices on the dead and decaying matter and convert it into a solution and then absorb it.
• Eg: Mushroom