Question

Explain how symbiosis is different from saprophytic mode of nutrition​

Answer 1

Answer:

The main difference between saprophytic and symbiotic plants is that saprophytic plants depend on dead organic matter for nutrition whereas symbiotic plants depend on another organism for their nutrition.

Answer 2

Answer:

Saprophytic plants:

• An organismwhich gets its energy from dead and decaying organic matter.
• depends on a non living host.
• it undergo extracellular digestion
• examples:. Indian pipe family

Symbiotic plants:

• The plants,which maintain close and long term biological interaction with other plants for obtaining nutrients.
• depends on a living host.
• it undergo intracellular digestion.
• example:, Rafflesia.