Question

What are saprophytes? Give two examples

Answer 1

saprophytes are those organisms that depends on dead and decay matter of plants and animals for their food and nutrition.
eg. vultures
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Answer 2

Answer:

Saprophytes are those organism who make and complete their living on relying on dead and decaying plants and not animals. The saprozoetes are the organism which depend on dead and decaying animals and not saprophytes. The saprophytes use hormones to break down the food into simpler forms to be digested by the body and also used up in the soils.

Examples:- mushrooms and moulds.