Saprophyte Mode of Nutrition. Nutrition is got from organic remains External Digestion. Saprophytes perform external digestion in order to solubilise the food materials. Sucking Organs: They are absent. Ingestion: Only digested food is taken. Disease: It does not cause disease. Food: It may spoil food. Ecological rule: It has an ecological role in scavenging the … Read more
Pepsin and Trypsin Although both trypsin and pepsin are proteolytic enzymes secreted by the digestive system in order to digest proteins, they differ in many aspects. Pepsin Component. It is component of gastric juice. Inactive State. It is produced in the inactive state of pepsinogen. Activation. The enzyme is activated by HCI of gastric juice. … Read more
Somatic cells and gametes Somatic cells are basically every cell in the body besides the gametes. They are diploid, meaning they have a full set of chromosomes, and replicate through mitosis for the body to repair damaged tissue and grow. In humans, a diploid cell has 46 chromosomes. Gametes are sex cells, so the egg and sperm. … Read more