Question

distinguish between parasite and saprotroph​

Answer 1

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.p

Answer 2

Answer:

Parasites are those organisms which lives and obtain their food from other organisms ( host ) and slowly destroy them while saprophytes or saprotrophs obtain their nutrition from dead or decaying organic matter .