Question

distinguish between a parasites & 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Parasits: They feed on living organisms or the host they can either be inside or outside the body. Eg: Leeches

Saprotrophs: They feed on dead and decaying organinsms they grow automayically in decaing matter.Eg:Fungi