Cuscuta is an example of

Brood parasitism

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Predation

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Endoparasitism

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Ectoparasitism

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Solution

The correct option is B Ectoparasitism
Cuscuta is a total shoot parasite of many plants lives on body of plant, so it is a ectoparasite (a parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism).
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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(a) Cuscuta is an example of:

(i) autotroph

(ii) parasite

(iii) saprotroph

(iv) host

(b) The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:

(i) Cuscuta

(ii) china rose

(iii) pitcher plant

(iv) rose

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