Question

differenciate between parasitic nutrition and saprotrophic nutrition

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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Saprophytic organisms live on dead organic matter and fulfill their nutritional requirement by decomposing organic materials. They are considered as primary decomposers in the environment. They help in almost all the nutrient cycles by degrading complex organic materials into simple compounds which can be readily absorbed by plants and other living organisms. Parasites are the organisms which live on or within another living organism and obtain nutrients from them. Parasites are unable to make their own foods. Hence, they feed on living organisms for their nourishment. Parasites are not beneficial since they often harm their host during the feeding process. Parasites depend on host for the survival. Thus, the main differences between saprophytes and parasites is the way they fulfill their nutritional requirement.