Examples of saprobe in the following topics:
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- The fungus-like protist saprobes are specialized to absorb nutrients from non-living organic matter, such as dead organisms or their wastes.
- Saprobic protists have the essential function of returning inorganic nutrients to the soil and water.
- Indeed, without saprobe species, such as protists, fungi, and bacteria, life would cease to exist as all organic carbon became "tied up" in dead organisms.
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- The excess diatoms die and sink to the sea floor where they are not easily reached by saprobes that feed on dead organisms.
- The oomycetes are non-photosynthetic and include many saprobes and parasites.
- The saprobes appear as white fluffy growths on dead organisms .
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- Some species thrive as parasites on plants, insects, or amphibians, while others are saprobes.
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- Most species are saprobes meaning they live off decaying organic material.
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- As saprobes, fungi help maintain a sustainable ecosystem for the animals and plants that share the same habitat.
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- Subtypes of heterotrophs, called saprobes, absorb nutrients from dead organisms or their organic wastes.
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- Fungi are mostly saprobes (saprophyte is an equivalent term): organisms that derive nutrients from decaying organic matter.