alleryStart learning →Why does a fully parasitic plant such as broomrape lack chlorophyll?
AIt takes food from hosts
BIt lives in the dark
CIt grows in winter
DIt eats small insects
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It takes food from hosts
Broomrape takes everything it needs from a host's roots, so it has no need to photosynthesise.
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