HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
organism that obtain nutrition from decaying organic matter
A
symbiosis
B
parasitic plants
C
insectivorous plants
D
saphrophytes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Saprophytes are the animals that feed on dead and decaying animals. For example, fungi, mushrooms, molds, etc. A process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion that occurs in the processing of decayed organic matter is termed as saprophytic mode of nutrition.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘Mushroom’

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of saprophytes include Corallorhiza orchids, mushrooms and molds, and mycorrhizal fungi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saprophytes are living organisms that eat other organisms’ remnants. They decompose complex organic stuff into simpler molecules that plants can utilize in several metabolic processes. They are heterotrophs.

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