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Those non-green plants which depend on other organisms for food and derive the food from them are called as saprophytic plants. they release enzymes to break down the complex organic matter into simple form. for example bacteria, fungi etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agosaprophytic plants are plants that do not have chlorophyll green colour they get nutrients from dead and decaying matters.
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∙ 10y agoA saprophyte typically exists as a fungal organism which thrives on dead matter. Alternatively, saprophytes may also be plants, bacterias, or microorganisms that thrive in similar fashion.
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What is the nutritional mode of rhizopus?
mode of feeding is saprophytic
What happens during saprophytic nutrition?
Feeding on dead & decaying matter such as dead leaves in the soil or rotting tree trunk is callled saprotrophic nutrition. # Neothia(bird's net or orchid) # Monotropa (Indian pipe ) Feeding by living in or on organisms (host) is called parasitic nutrition. # Cuscuta(Amer bail) # Loranthus
What is the diff. between saprophytic and saprozoic nutrition?
Saprophytic nutrition involves obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter, while saprozoic nutrition involves ingesting whole food particles and digesting them internally. Saprophytic organisms secrete enzymes to break down organic matter externally, while saprozoic organisms ingest food through phagocytosis or filter feeding.
Are archaebacteria or heterotrophic or autotrophic or saprophytic?
If you mean are Archaebacteria Heterotrophic, Autotrophic, or Saprophytic, they can be either heterotrophic or autotrophic
Is astasia is a saprophytic algae?
yes
Why are mushrooms saprophytic?
because of spores
Name some of the saprophytic plants?
Saprophytic plantsCommon ToothwortKnapweed BroomrapeCrested Cow-WheatLesser DodderOrthantha luteaMeadow EyebrightWormwood BroomrapeYarrow Broomrape
What are examples of saprophytic bacteria?
Saprophytic bacteria are those that live and feed on dead matter. The examples of the same include Agaricus, Rhizopus and mucor.
What plants do not use photosysnthesis?
Saprophytic plants
A fungal mycelium is?
Coenocytic and saprophytic or parasitic
Decomposer fungi are examples of a?
saprophytic nutrition
Examples of saprophytic plants?
mushroom is a saprophyte
