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Dodder is a total parasite . It is because the dodder plants absorbs water,mineral as well as food from the host. A partial parasite absorbs only water and minerals from the host as partial parasites contain chlorophyll.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes, dodder or cuscuta is a total parasitic plant
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What is the opposite of a saprophyte?
parasite
Is algae an example of saprophyte?
Yes
Is a dodder vine a eukaryote or prokaryote?
Its a eukaryote
What is a saprophyte-?
A saprophyte is an organism that feeds on decaying matter by secreting enzymes onto the decaying matter and then absorbing what the enzymes have broken it down into. Most saprophytes are bacteria and fungi.
Why does the growth of the dodder plant eventually lead to the death of the host plant?
dodder plant can pull nutrients from its host plant and it kills its host plant
Is saprophyte a plant?
Yes, a saprophyte can be a plant, but it can also be a fungus or micro-organism. A saprophyte lives off of decomposing or dead materials.
What are the common names of cuscuta?
Dodder, hellweed, devil's gut, beggarweed, strangle tare, scaldweed, dodder of thyme , greater dodder, and lesser dodder. In Chinese, cuscuta seeds are called tu si zi.
How do you use saprophyte in a sentence?
Saprophyte refers to plants, fungi, or micro-organisms that live on dead or decomposing matter. Saprophyte matter had taken over the entire area. Bacterial growth may be considered a Saprophyte invader for plant life.
Is saprophyte prokaryotic?
no
What is the opposite of a saprophyte?
parasite
Why would a shrub be harmed by dodder?
Well, you see, the dodder needs a place to live and it dangers the shrubs
What is dodder in Tamil?
dodder - cuscuta - aakaasavalli-ஆகாசவல்லி- used for ayurvedic,unani medicine,and is a parasitic plant
Does the greater dodder photosynthesise?
no
What is the other name of dodder?
The other names of dodder include love vine, strangleweed, devil's-guts and goldthread.
Another name for decomposer?
Saprophyte
Is yeast is saprophyte?
Yes. it is
How does a dodder plant produce food?
Dodder is a parasite, it obtains its food from feeding off other plants, it does not produce its own
