Question

Differentiate between the following pairs of words giving one example each.
(a) saprophytes and parasites.
(b) autotrophy and heterotrophy.

Answer 1

(a)

Saprophytes	Parasites
They live on dead and decaying matter.	They live on host organisms and obtain nutrition from them.
Example: Mushroom	Example: Dodder

(b)

Autotrophy	Heterotrophy
It is the process of making one's own food.	It is the process of obtaining food from other organisms.
For example, it is exhibited by green plants like neem.	For example, it is exhibited by animals like lion.