Saprophytic organisms
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A saprophyte or saprotroph is an organism which gets its energy from dead and decaying organic matter. This may be decaying pieces of plants or animals. This means that saprophytes are heterotrophs. They are consumers in the food chain. ... Some fungi are parasites on living organisms, but most are saprophytes.
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Saprophytes are organisms that can't make their own food. In order to survive, they feed on dead and decaying matter. Fungi and a few species of bacteria are saprophytes.
Examples saprophyte plants include:
- Indian pipe.
- Corallorhiza orchids.
- Mushrooms and molds.
- Mycorrhizal fungi.
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