Parasite and saprotrophic nutrition belongs to the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
- A mode of nutrition in which organisms obtain nutrition from dead and decaying matters is called the Saprotrophic Nutrition.
- Parasitic Nutrition refers to heterotrophic nutrition, in which parasites depend on other living organisms for their food.
The differences between Parasitic and Saprotrophic Nutrition are tabulated below:
Difference Between Parasitic and Saprotrophic Nutrition
| Parasitic Nutrition | Saprotrophic Nutrition |
| It has an intracellular digestion. | It shows extracellular digestion. |
| Feed on the living organism by causing harm to the living organism. | Feeds on dead organic matter. |
| Example:-Bacteria, Plasmodium, etc. | Example: -Fungi, etc. |
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