Question: Amarbel (Cuscuta) is an example of:
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Autotroph
Parasite
Saprotroph
Host
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<strongCuscuta</strong is a parasitic plant.
Since Cuscuta does not have chlorophyll, it cannot synthesize its own food by photosynthesis.
It uses the nutrients of host plants for its growth.
Other parasitic plants are –Â Rafflesia, Viscum, Nuytsia floribunda.
Parasitic plants cause damage to the host plant.
<strongCuscuta</strong is a parasitic plant.
Since Cuscuta does not have chlorophyll, it cannot synthesize its own food by photosynthesis.
It uses the nutrients of host plants for its growth.
Other parasitic plants are –Â Rafflesia, Viscum, Nuytsia floribunda.
Parasitic plants cause damage to the host plant.