What are the differences between parasites and saprotrophs?
Parasite | Saprotroph |
1. A parasite takes readymade food from the organism on which it feeds. 2. They feed on a living organism. 3. The organism on which it feeds is called host. 4. It deprives the host of valuable nutrients. | 1. They secrete the digestive juices on the matter they live and convert it into a solution and then absorb it. 2. They feed on dead and decaying organism. 3. They do not feed on a living organism. 4. There is no host at all. |