Wyoming Pesticide Applicator Certification Practice Test

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Which term describes an organism that feeds on dead organic matter?

  1. Herbivore

  2. Predator

  3. Saprophyte

  4. Carnivore

The correct answer is: Saprophyte

A saprophyte is an organism that feeds on dead organic matter. This process is known as saprophytism or saprotrophic nutrition. Saprophytes play a vital role in decomposition by breaking down dead organisms and organic material into simpler compounds, returning nutrients to the soil to be used by other organisms. Unlike herbivores, which feed on living plant material, predators, which hunt and consume other organisms, and carnivores, which mainly feed on animal flesh, saprophytes rely on decomposing organic matter as their primary source of nutrition.

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