Differentiate between parasitic and saprophytic plants
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Posted by Unnati Joshi 5 years ago
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Gaurav Seth 5 years ago
| Parasite | Saprophyte |
| Definition | |
| It is defined as an organism that lives on another organism which is known as host either temporarily or permanently and uses the host as a source of food | It is defined as an organism which feeds on the matter that is decomposing from the dead organisms |
| Cell classification | |
| Eukaryotic organism | Eukaryotic as well as prokaryotic organism |
| Food source | |
| Alive on host | Alive on the decomposing matter of dead organism |
| Effects | |
| Harmful for the host and may lead to death | Not harmful for the living organisms and helps environment |
| Type of digestion | |
| Intracellular digestion | Extracellular digestion |
| Examples | |
| Plasmodium and wasps | Bacteria and fungi |
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Unnati Joshi 5 years ago
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