Question

what is the difference between saprophytic and parasitic nutrition?

Answer 1

1. The organism, which depends upon other organism for its nourishment and growth, is known as parasite.

2. It has intracellular digestion.

3. It causes harm to the organism.

Saprophyte:

1) grows on dead and decaying matter

2. Shows extracellular digestion

3. Does not depend on living host

Answer 2

Saprotrophic nutrition :- When the organism obtain its food from decaying organic matter of plants, dead animals, etc.
Example :- fungi, etc.

Parasitic nutrition :- When the organism derives its food from another living organism (host) without killing it.
Example :- bacteria, cuscuta, plasmodium, etc