What do you mean by saprotrophic nutrition? How it is related to extra cellular digestion? Describe the process of extra cellular digestion with example.

What do you mean by saprotrophic nutrition? How it is related to extra

1.	What do you mean by saprotrophic nutrition? How it is related to extra cellular digestion? Describe the process of extra cellular digestion with example.
Answer» Saprotrophic nutrition /sæprəˈtrɒfɪk, -proʊ-/[1] or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic EXTRACELLULAR digestion involved in the processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter. It occurs in SAPROTROPHS, and is most often associated with fungi (for example Mucor) and soil bacteria. Explanation:Saprophytes undergo extracellular digestion to digest the dead and decaying matter. They secrete digestive substances into the surrounding environment and break down the organic matter into simpler substances.During extracellular digestion, food is broken down outside the cell either mechanically or with ACID by special molecules called enzymes. Then the newly broken down nutrients can be absorbed by the CELLS NEARBY. ... Another example of extracellular digestion being used is in the hydra, or sea anemone.