Parasites


 
 
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Parasites

Parasitic plants: A Parasitic plants is one that partially or completely depends on another plants (called host) for nutrition. Parasitic plants develop special roots, which penetrate into the tissues of the host plant. The prepared food is generally absorbed from the root examples: Cuscuta, dodder, and mistletoe. The parasite deprives its host of valuable nutrients. Its leaves are reduced to tiny brown scales. Since it has no chlorophyll, it obtains all of its food from the green plant it grows on. Its stems twines around the host, producing suckers, called haustoria, that invade the host and steal its food. Once the parasitic plant gets attached to the host plant, it loses its root system.

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The example of parasitic plant is _______________ .

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The parasitic plant is one of the partially or completely depend on  plant known as the __________________ .

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In a parasitic plant the prepared food is generally absorbed from the  _____________ .

 

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