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Nutrition in Plants — Science STD 7 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7ScienceNutrition in Plants1 Mark
MCQ
Which of the following is true about saprophytes?
  • A
    They trap insects to meet their nitrogen requirement.
  • ✓
    They live on decaying organic matter
  • C
    They share their food and shelter
  • D
    Saprophytes contain chlorophyll.
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
They live on decaying organic matter
A saprophyte or saprotroph is an organism that gets its nutrition and energy from dead and decaying organic matter. These may be decaying parts of plants or animals. This means that saprophytes are heterotrophs. They are consumers in the food chain. This is a phenomenon observed in Fungi.

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