Analyze the statements below, and select those that correctly apply to the feeding mechanisms of saprobes and parasites. The term saprobe applies lo those organisms that feed by decomposing living host tissues whereas parasites derive their nutrients by decomposing dead organisms Saprobes with a rigid cell wall must secrete extracellular enzymes into their surroundings in order to digest large organic molecules before ingestion: Some saprobes are strict decomposers, whereas others can infect a susceptible host, becoming opportunistic pathogens. All saprobes, fungi and bacteria, feed exclusively by decomposing dead organic matter: The term saprobe applies to those organisms that feed by decomposing dead organic matter; whereas parasites derive their nutrients from a living host:
