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Cuscuta cannot synthesize its own food. It climbs on a different plant for food. The plant on which it climbs is called a ____ .


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parasite

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host

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symboint

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B

host


The plant on which Cuscuta climbs is called a host, which provides the required food and nutrients for its survival.


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