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______ is an example of a total stem parasite.

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1. Parasitic nutrition is a type of nutrition in which the organisms live on or inside the body of their host and derive their food from them.
2. Cuscuta is a parasitic plant.
3. It has no chlorophyll and cannot make its own food by photosynthesis.
4. Cuscuta grows on other plants and uses their nutrients for its growth.
Final answer: Cuscuta is an example of a total stem parasite.

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