they mostly eat off of left over dead body parts
Yes, parasites can grow in food.
Saprophyts are not parasites as they take food from dead or decaying orgnisams. Whereas parasites take food from living orgnisams
No, parasites are not typically at the top of the food chain. Parasites rely on living organisms for their nutrients and survival, which positions them lower down in the food chain. They often infect and feed off hosts, but do not occupy the highest trophic levels in an ecosystem.
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It is unknown of the type of parasites that are found on the teeth. The parasites could be from food that has been rotting between the teeth. Birds that are called a plover.
Yes parasites do live on dead organic matter as it depends on the dead organism for food.
No, they are cooked so the parasites die. In some cases, they do live. This can lead to issues like food poisoning.
One way that saprobes and parasites are different in which material they consume. Saprobes eat dead plants and animals, while parasites steals food from living host organisms.
They are parasites of the fungi associated with plant roots.
they eat algi and bacteria off of whatever they are on