Question

Differentiate between soprophytic and
parastic mode of nutrition
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Answer 1

Parasite :-

1. The organism, which depends upon other organism for its nourishment and growth, is known as parasite.

2. It has intracellular digestion.

3. It causes harm to the organism.

Saprophyte :-

1. The organism, which grows on dead and decaying material for its growth, is known as saprophyte.

2. It shows extracellular digestion.

3. It does not depend on living host.

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Answer 2

In saprophytic nutrition, the organism depend upon the dead and decayed matter of plants and animals whereas in parasitic nutrition, the plant depends upon the ready made food of green plants. Saprotrophs such as bread mould create and apply a solution (liquid) on to the bread. Then they suck all the required nutrients. Parasitic plants such as cuscuta have special sucking roots which helps it in sucking the nutrients from the host plant(green plant).