Question

differentiate between parasite and saprophyte

Answer 1

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The key difference between saprophytes and parasites is that saprophytic organisms obtain nutrients from dead and decaying organic matter while parasitic organisms fulfill their nutritional requirements from another living organism.

Answer 2

Difference between parasite and saprophyte.

Parasite

• An organism that lives in or on another living organism and benefits from its nutrients.

• The example of parasite are:-Fleas, hookworms, tapeworms and barnchles etc.

• These organisms obtain their nutrition from other living organisms.

• It harms the source it feeds on by creating infection.

• These are eukaryotic organisms.

• They have intracellular mode of digestion.

Saprophyte

• It is a plant or fungus or even a microorganisms that lives on decaying matter or dead matter.

• The example of saprophyte are fungi and bacteria etc.

• These feed on dead or decaying matter.

• It does not harm the source it feeds on as it is already dead.

• In these some are eukaryotic whereas other are prokaryotic.

• They have extra cellular mode of digestion.