Mistletoe is counted as a half parasite.
parasitism
The symbiotic relationship between the mistletoe and the spruce is parasitism.
This is Parasitism
PaRasItIsm
Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that needs food from plants like the spruce to survive.
Normally not. However Mistletoe is a parasite and also a producer.
Parasitism
No, mistletoe does not show symbiosis but only display parasitism inthesense that it lives on another larger flowering plant. Mistletoe benefits because the host gives it support and raises it up to a position from which it receive sunlight
no mistletoe on an oak tree is and example of parasitism. Why? Because the mistletoe attaches itself to the oak tree and takes some of the tree's nutrients, although it looks pretty it can lead to the death of the tree.
The spruce tree has a symbiotic relationship with the mistletoe. This symbiotic relationship is an example of parasitism since the mistletoe obtains water and nutrients from the spruce tree, putting it at risk of harm.
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parasitism