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The other organism, from which food is derived by the parasite, is called ______.


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1. Parasitic nutrition is a type of nutrition in which the organisms live on or inside the body of other organisms and derive their food from them.

2. The other organism on which the parasite depends for food is known as the host.

3. An example of a parasite plant is Cuscuta.

Final answer: The other organism, from which food is derived by the parasite, is called the host.


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