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Saprophytic Nutrition

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Feeding on dead and decaying organisms is a nutrition called

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autotrophic

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saprotrophic

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parasitic

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holozoic

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Solution

The correct option is B
saprotrophic

Feeding on dead and decaying organisms is called saprotrophic nutrition.

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Name one organism each having saprophytic, parasitic and holozoic modes of nutrition.

Q. Match the organisms given in column I with the processes given in column II:

	Column I		Column II
(i)	Leech	(a)	Holozoic nutrition
(ii)	Amoeba	(b)	Autotrophic nutrition
(iii)	Mushroom	(c)	Parasitic nutrition
(iv)	Green plant	(d)	Saprophytic nutrition

Define (i) saprophytic nutrition
(ii) parasitic nutrition, and
(iii) holozoic nutrition.

Give one example of each type.

Q. Case: Neena was writing a project report on modes of nutrition in different organisms. Heterotrophic organisms display three modes of nutrition i.e., saprophytic, parasitic and holozoic. In the holozoic mode of nutrition, a study on the digestive system of different animals showed that the length of the food pipe or oesophagus in different animals are different. The study showed that herbivores have a longer small intestine as compared to carnivores.
Help Neena to complete her report by answering the following question:

Which of the following follows parasitic mode of nutrition?

Parasites undergo holozoic nutrition.

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