Which among the following is a correct definition of Saprophytes?
Q. Which among the following is a correct definition of Saprophytes?
Answer: A heterotrophic plant that feeds upon dead organic matter
Notes: lysotrophic nutrition or Saprotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion which is involved in the processing of decayed organic matter. It occurs in saprotrophs, and is most often associated with fungi and soil bacteria.

 

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