Question

4. What are the differences and similarities between saprotrophs and parasites ?


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Answer 1

Answer:

Parasite and saprotrophic nutrition belong to the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

A mode of nutrition in which organisms obtain nutrition from dead and decaying matters is called the Saprotrophic Nutrition.

Parasitic Nutrition refers to heterotrophic nutrition, in which parasites depend on other living organisms for their food

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Answer 2

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What are the differences and similarities between saprotrophs and parasites ?

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similarities --

• A mode of nutrition in which organisms obtain nutrition from dead and decaying matters is called the Saprotrophic Nutrition.
• Parasitic Nutrition refers to heterotrophic nutrition, in which parasites depend on other living organisms for their food.
• Parasite and saprotrophic nutrition belong to the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

Differences --

• parasites has intracellular digestion. whereas saprotrophs shows extracellular digestion.
• Parasites Feed on the living organism by causing harm to the living organism. whereas saprotrophs Feeds on dead organic matter.
• Parasites Example:-Bacteria, Plasmodium, etc. saprotrophs Example: -Fungi, etc.

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