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Q.1} Name the mode of nutrition in a} Cuscuta b} Mushroom c} Mistletoe d} Lichen

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Cuscuta-is a complete parasitic plant as it not contains the CHLORPHYLL pigment,it cannot make their own food.So it grows on other plants for the dependence of nutrients and weakens the host plant.Mushroom -is a saprophytic plant as it feeds on dead organic matter or animal matter.Mistletoe-is a parasitic plant and it grows on trees and draw the minerals with the help of specialised structure caled haustoria.Lichen-have the symbiotic mode of nutrition with funfi or GREEN algae.Here the algae produces food for FUNGI and fungi helps in ATTACHEMENT and absorption of nutrients for algae.Thus they share a mutual relationshp.Explanation:FOLLOW me



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