Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

Statement 1: Cuscuta an Insectivorous plant, climb the trees and other vegetation and suck nutrients from them.

Statement 2: Cuscuta use the haustorial roots to penetrate the tissue of the host plant.

• A. Only statement 1 is true.
• B. Only Statement 2 is true
• C. Both statements are true
• D. Both statements are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only Statement 2 is true

• Cuscuta a parasite plant, climb the trees and other vegetation and use the haustorial roots to penetrate the tissue of the host plant and suck nutrients from them.
• They are usually found in parasitic plants that depend on the host plants for nutrients.