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What happens to the host plant when a parasite obtains nutrition from it?
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∙ 12y ago
Im not an expert, but just like any other parasite that takes nutrients from its host; if the parasite is large enough, or consumes enough nutrients or blood from its victim, that preson or thing will start to become sick or in the worst case scenario, they will die.
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∙ 12y ago
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saprophytic nutrition which is external.Majorly decaying matter of dead organisms is feed on.
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Use the word epiphyte in a sentence?
please use the word epiphyte in a sentence ----- An epiphyte is a plant that grows on top of or is supported by another plant, but does not depend on it for nutrition, therefore it is not a parasite.
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An animal or plant that obtains nutrients from animals is a carnivore.
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When a plant dies, that nutrition is locked up within the plant's cells
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they are used by the plant as energy and nutrition.
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Which plant is a partial parasite?
The holly
