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Q. 1.
Why fungi are called saprophytes?

 Fungi can't prepare their own food and feed on dead and decaying matter, so they are called Saprophytes.

E.g. Mould, Mushrooms, Yeast, etc,

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 because they feed on dead and decaying matter and that is wat the word saprophyte suggests

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Because they feed on organic remains by first secreting digestive enzymes and then absorbing the digested material. That's why they are called Saprophytes.
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Fungi feed on dead and decaying matter and hence known as saprophytes 
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cz they feed on dead and decaying matter
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Fungi are also known as saprophytes because they cannot prepare their own food they feed on dead and decaying matter.
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fungi cant prepare their own food and feed on dead and decaying matter
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They use decaying organic material as food therefore called saprophytes
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What are the parasitism?
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Why is fungi called saprophytic plant
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