saprophyte

Examples of saprophyte in the following topics:

• Nutrients from Other Sources

  • This may occur with plants that are parasitic or saprophytic: ingesting and utilizing dead matter as a food source.
  • A saprophyte is a plant that does not have chlorophyll, obtaining its food from dead matter, similar to bacteria and fungi.
  • (Note that fungi are often called saprophytes, which is incorrect, because fungi are not plants).
  • Most saprophytes do not directly digest dead matter.
  • Saprophytic plants are uncommon with only a few, described species.

• Fungi Cell Structure and Function

  • Fungi are mostly saprobes (saprophyte is an equivalent term): organisms that derive nutrients from decaying organic matter.