Question

Give two examples of parasites in plants.

Answer 1

1. Parasite: The organism which lives inside a host system and derives its nutrition from the host is called a parasite.
2. The food is predigested in the host obtained by the parasite.

Plant parasite:

1. Cuscuta is a stem parasite that affects crops like tobacco and tomato.
2. Viscum album is a parasite that affects the leaves and stems of trees like apples and pine.