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A parasite plant climbs on the host plant from which they get all the food. The host does not get any benefit from the parasite. host plant through adventitious roots called haustoria, Cuscuta is therefore a complete parasite. mainly absorbs water and minerals from the host plant.
parasitic plants such as cuscuta spread on the host plant and mainly connect to the xylem and phloem and all the mineral and water which flows from here can be absorbed by the cuscuta. this is how a parasitic plants can obtain nutrition from the host plants.
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A parasite plant climbs on the host plant from which they get all the food. The host does not get any benefit from the parasite. host plant through adventitious roots called haustoria, Cuscuta is therefore a complete parasite. mainly absorbs water and minerals from the host plant.
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Answer:
parasitic plants such as cuscuta spread on the host plant and mainly connect to the xylem and phloem and all the mineral and water which flows from here can be absorbed by the cuscuta. this is how a parasitic plants can obtain nutrition from the host plants.