How does a saprophyte digest its food?
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Saprophytes includes micro-organisms such as bacteria and fungi, which obtain nutrients by breaking down the remains of dead plants and animals. They release enzymes on dead organic matter and break the complex substances present in it into simpler form. They absorb these simpler substances and thus obtain nutrients from them.
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Saprophytes digest their food externally. They do this by releasing extracellular enzymes which digest the dead organism and then they absorb the digested products. Saprophytes usually grow on the decaying tissue in order to ensure digested nutrients do not need to diffuse long distances to get to the saprophytic organism.
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