Question

Write examples of saprotrophs.

Answer 1

Saprotrophs:

1. ​The organisms that feed on the dead and decaying organisms are called saprotrophs.
   
2. These organisms perform external digestion where they break down the complex nutrients in the dead organism by releasing enzymes outside.
3. The broken down simpler form of nutrients are absorbed by the organism resulting in an absorptive mode of nutrition.
   
4. Examples: fungi that decays food, bacteria that decays the dead plants.