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A fungi is considered a saprophyte because of the spores that cover its trunk and body. A very common example is a mushroom, as mushrooms are covered in spore.

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Plants and Fungi that feed on dead and rotting organic material are called saprophytes. This term refers to the detritus that decomposers feed on.

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Saprophytes feed on dead and decaying materials in the soil.

Decomposers breakdown complex organic matters into their simpler forms.

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11y ago

they are becaus e ther r kind of prokaryoyic.

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Yes saprophyte is a plant or fungus/fungi live on decaying matter.

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10y ago

I DONT KNOW!! i think it is i like cheese

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They feed on dead and organic matter.

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both means to break down food

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