Question

Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph.

Answer 1

Answer:

parasite

• An organism that lives on or in another organism (called host) , using it as a source of food and a place of temparory or permanet residence.
• Eukaryotic organism.
• Most of the parasites are specialized to parasitize at certain hosts.
• Get their food from the host while it is still alive.
• Cause harm to the host. can cause the death of the history.

saprotroph

• An organism that feeds on a decomposing matter from dead organism.
• prokaryotic or Eukaryotic organism.
• Most of the saprophyte are not strictly specialized and can feed on a large variety of substrates.
• Feed with decaying organic matter from dead organism.

. Donot cause harm to living tissues.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Parasite and saprotrophic nutrition belongs to the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

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.

The differences between Parasitic and Saprotrophic Nutrition are tabulated below:

Difference Between Parasitic and Saprotrophic Nutrition

Parasitic nutrition

It has an intracellular digestion.

Feed on the living organism by causing harm to the living organism.

Example:-Bacteria, Plasmodium, etc.

Saprotrophic Nutrition

It shows extracellular digestion.

Feeds on dead organism.

Example: -Fungi, etc.