A saprophyte is a fungi or bacteria that lives on the dead organic matter.
Explanation:
The saprophytes get food from dead organic matter. They are heterotropes. Rhizopus, aspergillus, mushrooms are the examples of saprotrophs.
The main role of saprophytes are they break the dead and decaying organic matter into small substances that can be taken and recycled by plants.
Only a small portion of species of fungi causes disease in plants and animals.
Mushrooms do not contain chlorophyll and are considered as saprophytes.
