Question

distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Parasites are organisms that depend upon another organism (host) for food and cause harmful effects or dieseases to the host. Examples: Cuscuta (Amarbel), mosquitoes and head lice. saprotrophs are orgnisms that obtain nutrition from dead and decaying organic matter. Examples: Fungi and some bacteria.

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Answer 2

Parasite

• It has intracellular digestion.
• Feed on living organism by causing harm to the living organism.
• Example - Bacteria, Plasmodium.

Saprotrophic

• It shows extracellular digestion.
• Feed on dead organic matter.
• Example - Fungi , etc.