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Few plants cannot synthesise food on their own and depend upon other plants and small animals. They are called as heterotrophic plants. These heterotrophs are classified in

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Thallophytes and bryophytes
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Saprophytes and parasites
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Xerophytes and hydrophytes
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Saprophytes and pteridophytes
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Solution

The correct option is B Saprophytes and parasites
Parasite are the organism, which depends upon other organism for its nourishment and growth, is known as parasite. It has intracellular digestion. It causes harm to the organism.
Saprophyte is an organism, which grows on dead and decaying material for its growth, is known as saprophyte. It shows extracellular digestion. It does not depend on living host.
Thallophytes, bryophytes, xerophytes, pteridophytes and hydrophytes are autotrophs.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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