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How are parasitic plants different from saprophytes?five sentence.

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Answered by malavikarajeev1
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Answer:

Parasite: Parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism (called host), using it as a source of food and a place of temporary or permanent residence.

Saprophyte: Saprophyte is an organism that feeds on a decomposing matter from dead organisms.

Parasite: Parasites are eukaryotic organisms.

Saprophyte: Saprophytes can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms.

Parasite: Most of the parasites are specialized to parasitize at certain hosts.

Saprophyte: Most of the saprophytes are not strictly specialized and can feed on a large variety of substrates.

Parasite: In the majority of the cases the parasites cause harm to the host. In some cases, the parasite can cause the death of the host.

Saprophyte: Saprophytes do not cause harm to living tissues. They are very important for the ecosystems and for the circle of substances in the biosphere.

Answered by AvlinGogoi
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Answer:

Parasitic plants derive all or some of their nutrition from

their. Whereas saprophytes derive all there nutrition

from dead and deccaying organic matter.

Examples: Parasitic plants cuscutta, mistletoe. Saprophytes Coral root, Indian pipe.

There are two types of parasites total parasite and

partial parasites.

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