The plant Cuscuta depends on other plants for food. It is an example for______ nutrition.

Autotrophic

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Parasitic

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Monolithic

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Parasitic
The mode of nutrition in which an organism depends on another living organism for its food and survival is called parasitic nutrition. Parasitic nutrition is a type of heterotrophic nutrition.

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