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Why is the dodder considered as a holo-parasite?

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Which characteristic does dodder share with all other heterotrophs?

it consumes performed organic molecules(which is considered food)


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.


Why would a shrub be harmed by dodder?

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What is dodder in Tamil?

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Is dodder a saprophyte?

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.


Does the greater dodder photosynthesise?

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What is the other name of dodder?

The other names of dodder include love vine, strangleweed, devil's-guts and goldthread.


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


What type of plant is dodder?

parasite


What is the habitat of dodder plant?

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How does dodder reproduce?

Dodder is an annual plant and therefore reproduces mostly from seed, but it can also regenerate itself from small pieces of its stems.


What is the scientific name of dodder?

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