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Nutrition in Plants — Science STD 7 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7ScienceNutrition in Plants5 Marks
Question
Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotrophs.
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Answer

S.No.
Parasites
Saprotrophs
$1.$
A parasite takes readymade food from the organism on which it feeds.
They secrete the digestive juices on the matter they live and convert it into a solution and then absorb it.
$2.$
They feed on a living organism.
They feed on dead and decaying organism.
$3.$
The organism on which it feeds is called host.
They do not feed on a living organism.
$4.$
It deprives the host of valuable nutrients
There is no host at all.

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