NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Saprophytes are the animals that feed on dead and decaying animals. For example, fungi, mushrooms, molds, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fungi are defined by their mode of nutrition-they get their energy from absorbing dead and rotting plant and animal material.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saprotrophic fungi obtain their food from dead organic material and are ecologically useful decomposers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fabulous Fungi Fungi like mushrooms, mildew, mold and toadstools are not plants. They don’t have chlorophyll so they can’t make their own food. Fungi release enzymes that decompose dead plants and animals. Fungi absorb nutrients from the organisms they are decomposing!

Detailed explanation-5: -Saprophytic fungi feed on dead remains and are extreme help to us in our garden as they break down organic matter into minerals and nutrients. Mushrooms and white fungal growths are good examples of saprophytic fungi.