saprophytes
saprophytes — 名詞
- saprophytessingular
- saprophytesesplural
1. living things, especially fungi and certain types of bacteria, that obtain the n
腐生生物
以腐爛有機物維生的生物
living things, especially fungi and certain types of bacteria, that obtain the nutrients they need from dead or rotting plant and animal material
On the forest floor, saprophytes break fallen leaves and dead wood into rich soil.
在森林地表上，腐生生物將落葉和枯木分解成肥沃的土壤。
role in decomposition — break down dead matter into soil
During biology class, the students collected samples of saprophytes from rotting logs behind the school.
生物課上，學生們從學校後方的朽木上採集了腐生生物的樣本。
Dr. Chen showed her class saprophytes on a fallen tree and explained nutrient recycling.
Chen 博士向班上同學展示倒下樹木上的腐生生物，並解釋養分循環的過程。
Unlike parasites, which attack living hosts, saprophytes only feed on matter that is already dead.
與寄生蟲攻擊活體宿主不同，腐生生物只以已經死亡的物質為食。
Without saprophytes, dead plants and animals would pile up and nutrients would stay locked away.
如果沒有腐生生物，死亡的植物和動物會堆積如山，養分也將永遠鎖在裡面無法釋放。
- decomposer
broader term — includes saprophytes, detritivores (e.g. earthworms), and decay bacteria; saprophytes are a subset of decomposers
- detritivore
an organism that eats dead plant/animal particles (detritus); different feeding method — ingestion vs. absorption
- parasite
feeds on a living host, causing harm; opposite ecological role
文法句型
saprophytes + plural verb
用法筆記
Frequently used in the plural form in biology texts. A single organism is called a saprophyte.