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A parasitic with a yellow, slender, and tubular stem is ______.


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1. Cuscuta is a parasite that lacks chlorophyll and cannot manufacture its own food through photosynthesis.

2. They have yellow, slender, tube-like stems, that twist around the stem of other trees.

3. They depend on other plants known as hosts and take their nutrients to grow.

Final answer: A parasitic with a yellow, slender, and tubular stem is Cuscuta.


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