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Where can saprotrophic nutrition be seen?


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Saprotrophic Nutrition:

  1. Saprotrophic nutrition is the mode of nutrition in which an organism feeds on the dead and decaying remains of other organisms.
  2. Saprophytes are the living organisms that live and feed on dead and decaying organisms. They break down the complex organic matter into simpler substances that are taken up by the plants for various metabolic activities.
  3. It can be seen in slime moulds.

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