Question

Which one of the following is a parasitic plant?

• A. Drosera
• B. Cuscuta
• C. Nepenthes
• D. Utricularia
• E. Water Hyacinth

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Cuscuta

$\Rightarrow$ Cuscuta (Option B)

$\to$ Characteristics of cuscuta

$\to$ Cuscuta(dodder) is a parasitic plant. It has no chlorophyll and cannot make its own food by photosynthesis.

$\to$ It grows on other plants, using their nutrients for its growth and weakening the host plant.

$\to$ Cuscuta is a leafless plant with branching stems ranging in thickness from thread like filaments to heavy cords.

$\to$ The mature plant leaves its entire like without touching or attachment to the ground.