Which is a parasitic plant?

Correct answer: A. cuscuta

  • A. cuscuta
  • B. rose
  • C. ferns
  • D. mosses

Explanation

Cuscuta, or dodder, is a parasitic plant that obtains water and nutrients from a host through specialized haustoria and has greatly reduced photosynthesis. Rose is an ordinary autotrophic plant, while ferns and mosses are also generally photosynthetic. Students may choose mosses because they lack vascular tissue, but lack of vascular tissue does not make a plant parasitic.

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