Question
Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotrophs.
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S.No.
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Parasites
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Saprotrophs
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$1.$
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A parasite takes readymade food from the organism on which it feeds.
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They secrete the digestive juices on the matter they live and convert it into a solution and then absorb it.
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$2.$
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They feed on a living organism.
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They feed on dead and decaying organism.
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$3.$
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The organism on which it feeds is called host.
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They do not feed on a living organism.
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$4.$
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It deprives the host of valuable nutrients
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There is no host at all.
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Digestion of food
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Column $I$
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Column $I$
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$(a)$
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Yeast
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$(i)$
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Earthworm
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$(b)$
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Diaphragm
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$(ii)$
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Gills
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$(c)$
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Skin
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$(iii)$
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Alcohol
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$(d)$
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Leaves
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$(iv)$
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Chest cavity
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$(e)$
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Fish
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$(v)$
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Stomata
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$(f)$
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Frog
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$(vi)$
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Lungs and skin
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$(vii)$
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Tracheae
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