BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM MONERA
Question
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Bacteria that feed on a living host
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Bacteria that feed on dead organisms
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Bacteria that use chemical reactions to provide energy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Saprophytes are organisms that get their nutrition from dead organic matter, including fallen wood, dead leaves or dead animal bodies. Saprophytes do not usually hurt living organisms. The reason saprophytes are so beneficial to the environment is that they are the primary recyclers of nutrients.
Detailed explanation-2: -While decomposers break down dead, organic materials, detritivores-like millipedes, earthworms, and termites-eat dead organisms and wastes.
Detailed explanation-3: -A saprophyte is a plant that does not have chlorophyll, obtaining its food from dead matter, similar to bacteria and fungi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Microbes that live on dead and decaying organic material are known as decomposers or saprotrophs. This class of organisms includes bacteria and fungi, which obtain their nutritional and energy requirements from breaking down dead organisms and decaying matter.