Which of the following organisms use parasitic mode of nutrition?

cuscuta

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lice

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leeches

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tapeworms

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Solution

The correct options are
A
cuscuta

B
lice

C
leeches

D
tapeworms

Parasitic nutrition is a mode of heterotrophic nutrition where a parasitic organism lives on the body surface or inside the body of another type of organism (a host) and gets nutrition directly from the body of the host. This type of parasitic nutritive strategy is used by a wide variety of organisms like cuscuta, lice, leeches and tapeworms.

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