Question

difference between parasitic and saprophytic plants​

Answer 1

Parasitic Plants:

A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirement from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are in almost every biome in the world. All parasitic plants have modified roots, called haustoria, which penetrates the host plants, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem, the phloem, or both.

E.g: Rafflesia, Mistletoe, etc.

Saprophytic Plants:

A saprophyte or saprotroph is an organism which gets its energy from dead and decaying organic matter. This may be decaying pieces of plants or animals. This means that saprophytes are heterotrophs. They are consumers in the food chain.

E.g: Mucor, Aquarius, etc.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Parasitic and saprophytic plant's are the two important class of plant kingdom.

let's disclose them one by one.

1. Parasitic plants - Let's go through the defination the defination says -

Parasitc plants are those which derive their nutrients from someone else living body (Host)

some of the parasitic plants are like Cuscuta

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2. Saprophytic plants - Saprophytic plant's are those which feed themselves from dead and decaying parts of other living organisms.

For example - Mushrooms they belong to class basidiomycetes.