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Almost all living things that are classified as plants carry out photosynthesis.

However, a very few plants do not. For example, the Indian pipe plant contains no chlorophyll. Instead, the Indian pipe takes nutrients from a fungus. Indian pipes grow in areas of low light that tend to be rich in decaying plant matter. As a result, they have adapted to obtain nutrients from the fungi that digest the decaying pant matter.

This method of obtaining nutrients is called myco-heterotrophy. There are several types of plants that live in similar low light conditions that have adapted to obtain nutrients in this way.

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