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AA holoparasite
BA hemiparasite
CA saprophyte
DAn epiphyte
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A hemiparasite
1. A parasitic plant depends on its host for survival, but the degree of dependence varies.
2. A holoparasite is completely dependent on its host, and the dodder is the example given.
3. A hemiparasite is fully photosynthetic and uses the host only for water and minerals.
4. A saprophyte lacks chlorophyll and gets its food from dead matter rather than from a living host.
5. An epiphyte grows on another plant but is not dependent on it for nutrition at all.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 31 "Soil and Plant Nutrition", section 31.3 Nutritional Adaptations of Plants_
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