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Saprophytes are organisms that lives on dead or decaying organic matter. Saprophytes are usually plants and fungus so its easily found on earth.

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Any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter.

Also called saprobe saprobiont.

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No. A saprophyte is any organism that obtains its nutrition from dead organic matter

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