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Organisms that lack chlorophyll and are parasites or saprophytes are classified as what?
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They are fungi.
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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.
What is the fungal components?
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.
What kind of organisms cannot make their own food?
Heterotrophs, saprophytes and parasites
What is an organism that feeds off once living organisms?
scavengers or parasites they can also be called decomposers or the more biological term would be saprophytes
Are mushroom parasites or saprophytes?
They are saprophytes because they live on other decaying matter for their food
Is there term like obligate saprophyte and facultative saprophyte?
surely.Obligate saprophytes are ordinary saprophytes .while facultative saprophytes are parasites cultured in peculiar conditions as saprophytes, for half of their life cycle
What are two major types of nutrition in protists?
They are either saprophytes or 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.
Do parasites make chlorophyll?
Parasites get their energy and nutrition from their host. They cannot make their own energy, so they don't have chlorophyll.
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
Why are fungi called saprophytes?
That is like saying "Are humans vegetarians?" Because fungi are a range of eaters! From parasites (feeders on live plants, trees and organisms) to saprophytes (Feeders of dead material) to mycorrhizical fungi. (Fungi which get energy by making relationships with trees and evenly sharing nutrients)
