Question

Haustorial roots in cuscuta helps the plant in:

• A. The exchange of gases and nutrients from host.
• B. Providing protection against the predators.
• C. Absorbing nutrients from the host plant.
• D. The trapping of insects and extracting nutrients.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Absorbing nutrients from the host plant.

Cuscuta is a parasitic plant and obtains nutrients from other plants called host. They have special roots called haustoria. These haustorial roots penetrate the host plant tissue and absorb nutrients from them.