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Saprophyts are not parasites as they take food from dead or decaying orgnisams. Whereas parasites take food from living orgnisams
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What kind of organisms cannot make their own food?
Heterotrophs, saprophytes and parasites
What is the opposite of a saprophyte?
The opposite of a saprophyte is a photosynthetic organism. Unlike saprophytes, photosynthetic organisms produce their own food through photosynthesis using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
What kind of parasite of ascaris is?
a roundworm
Is bracket fungi a Parasite or Saprophytes?
Bracket fungi, also known as shelf fungi, are primarily saprophytes. They decompose dead organic matter, particularly wood, playing a crucial role in nutrient cycling within ecosystems. While some species can also act as pathogens on living trees, their main ecological role is as decomposers.
What is the difference between saprophytes and scavengers?
A parasite feeds off living hosts, while scavengers and detritivores feed off dead organisms.Some organisms commit necromeny: they stay in a latency stadium inside a host waiting until it dies naturally, and then, they feeds off its dead body, being saprophytes.
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.
What kind of animals live on the source of their food?
A parasite
What do you understand by saprophytes?
Saprophytes are the plants which derive their food from the dead and decaying organic matter
Are mushroom parasites or saprophytes?
They are saprophytes because they live on other decaying matter for their food
How can we cleanse his or her colon from a parasite or parasites?
In order to clear a parasite from the colon it is highly recommended to take some kind of parasite detoxification. This can be in the form of a home remedy or prescribed to you by your doctor.
What is different between scavenger and saprophytes?
scavengers can highly concave animals or plants but saprophytes are microorganisms
What kind of parasite hookworm?
Hookworm is endoparasites. From: Micol Colico :)
