A plant which obtains nutrition from the host and deprives it of its valuable nutrients is called a ________ .

autotroph

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heterotroph

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saprophyte

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parasite

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Solution

The correct option is D parasite
$∙$ Parasitic plants obtain nutrition from the host and in the process deprives the host of its valuable nutrients. An example of parasitic plant is cuscuta.
$∙$ Autotrophs are organisms which can synthesise their own food.
$∙$ Heterotrophs feed on autotrophs for food.
$∙$ Saprophytes absorb nutrients from dead and decaying organisms.

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