Parasites are organisms that grow on the body of another organism for their food. | Saprotrophs are organism that feed on dead and decaying organic matter for their nutrients. |
They depend on hosts for readymade food. | They depend on digested and decayed food. |
They directly feed on living organisms for their nutrition. | They feed dead and decayed organisms. |
For example: Cactus and Orchids. | For example: Fungus and some bacteria. |