Question

A plant that does not perform photosynthesis is _____.

Answer 1

Photosynthesis:

1. Photosynthesis is a physiological mechanism of plants by which they prepare their food like sugars, from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll and sunlight.

Parasitic plant:

1. Parasitic plants are those which lack chlorophyll in them and depend on others for their nutrition. For example, the Ghost plant (Monotropa uniflora), Cuscata, etc.
2. All parasitic plants have haustoria through which they take water and nutrients.
3. Haustoria is an outgrowth from the root of the plant which enters the tissues of the host plant.

Final Answer: A plant that does not perform photosynthesis is parasitic.