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Name a parasitic plant which has a yellow slender tubular stem? What is its special root called? [2 MARKS]


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Name of plant: 1 Mark
Name of root: 1 Mark

Cuscuta is the parasitic plant with a yellow slender tubular stem.
The special roots that
penetrate deep into host plant tissues and absorb the nutrients from them are called haustoria.


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