How does dodder plant get its food?

1.	How does dodder plant get its food?
Answer» 1. Plants like Cuscuta/ Dodder plant (Bangaru teega) take readymade food from the plant on which it is climbing. , 2. They develop special roots called haustoria, which penetrate into the tissues of the host plant and absorb food materials from them. 3. This causes harm to the host plant gradually. 4. This kind of nutrition is called parasitism.

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1. Plants like Cuscuta/ Dodder plant (Bangaru teega) take readymade food from the plant on which it is climbing. ,

2. They develop special roots called haustoria, which penetrate into the tissues of the host plant and absorb food materials from them.

3. This causes harm to the host plant gradually.

4. This kind of nutrition is called parasitism.

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