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What group of organisms are almost all saprophytes?
Mushroom
Organisms that lack chlorophyll and are parasites or saprophytes are classified as what?
They are fungi.
What kind of organisms cannot make their own food?
Heterotrophs, saprophytes and parasites
What are Heterotrophs are also known as?
heterotrophs are also known as 'other feeders' Heterotrophs are also known as parasites or saprophytes depending on their mode of getting food.
Are cereal grain rusts saprophytes or parasites?
They are parasites b/c they feed off of the plant while it is living and benefit at its expense.
Is there term like obligate saprophyte and facultative saprophyte?
Yes, obligate saprophytes are organisms that can only survive by decomposing organic matter, while facultative saprophytes can switch between being parasitic and saprophytic depending on the availability of resources.
Are saprophytes a kind of parasite?
Saprophyts are not parasites as they take food from dead or decaying orgnisams. Whereas parasites take food from living orgnisams
What are examples of saprophytes?
examples of saprophytes:Rhizopus(bread mould), mucor(pin mould), Yeast, and Agaricus( a mushroom)
A fungus or other creature that feeds on dead matter is called?
because its the gravity of the earth that appears generally
Were does a mushroom come from on the plant?
Mushrooms grow on dead plant matter, such as fallen leaves, twigs and branches. They are saprophytes, which means that they digest decaying organic matter. This is why you will often find mushrooms growing in damp, dark areas, such as under trees or near compost heaps.
Can parasites and virus grow in food?
no. . . Because parasites and viruses can only grow on living matters... There may be saprophytes and bacteria growing in your food. . . Even parasites and viruses can be there but can not grow. .
What is the component?
fungal has cell walls made of chitin '' lack chlorophyll, so they feed themselves by being saprophytes,shich live off dead organisms, or parasites,which live off living organisms.
