Question

 Distinguish between parasites and saprotrophs.​

Answer 1

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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

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.