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Usually we use the term host plant when one plant is used by larvae of insects as a place to feed and grow up, but when larger they feed externally and construct distinctive protective silken cases, often incorporating plant material. Many species have specific host plants, discarded larval cases often scattered thickly on affected plants.
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What are organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms?
an organism that gets energy from another organism is a consumer. they fall into many catergories. # carnivore- kills and eats another organism # parasite- feeds of a host but keeps the host organism alive for as long as possible # herbivore- eats plant organisms # omnivore- eats both plant and animal organisms # scavengers- eats dead organisms
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called?
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called a host. The host is a food source and a home for the parasite.
How do you use host in a scientific sentence?
The host is the organism for which a parasite lives off of.
What is a trans-species jump?
it is when a virus changes its natural host to a new host. ex. from an animal to a human.
What is the cell in which a virus reproduces?
This is called a host cell. In the beginning, a virus will attach itself to the host cell and release its genetic material into it. This genetic material interferes with the host cell's enzymes which cause them to form parts in which will create a new virus.
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
What is the plant called that this caterpillar feeds off?
host plant
Is a parasite a consumer?
It would depend on the host; if the host is a plant, then yes. Otherwise, no.
How do plants eat other plants?
Parasitic plants slide feeding tubes into the host plant and suck out the nourishing juices of the host plant.
What has the author M A Maqbool written?
M. A. Maqbool has written: 'Status of plant nematology in Pakistan' -- subject(s): Plant nematodes, Host plants, Nematode diseases of plants 'Distribution & host association of plant parasitic nematodes in Pakistan' -- subject(s): Plant nematodes, Host plants
How does cuscuta obtain its nutrition?
from host plant
What are the uses for hydnora africana plant?
It is a Parasitic Plant that entangles its roots to the roots of its Euphorbia host plant.
What has the author E A Bernays written?
E. A. Bernays has written: 'Some evolutionary aspects of the insect-host plant relationship' 'Host-plant selection by phytophagous insects' -- subject(s): Behavior, Host plants, Insect-plant relationships, Phytophagous insects
How do dodder plants obtain their food?
It develops special roots which penetrate into the host plant. The food is generally stored in the stem or the roots of the plant.A dodder is a parasitic plant without chlorophyll. It obtains its food by twining around host plants (clovers, alfalfa, and lespedeza), and sending root-like projections into their stems.
Why is the animal or plant in which a parasite causes disease called a host?
Because, the animal acts as a host for the parasite. Also, the parasite acts as a guest so it's only right that the animal/plant is called the host.
Why do mistletoe's absorb water from the host plant?
Because mistletoe is a parasite - it needs a 'host' plant in order to grow. Once it attaches to the host plant, it sends out roots into the host's stem in order to absorb water. Mistletoe is not a total parasite. It is called a hemi-parasite. It makes its' own food through photosynthesis but takes water and soil nutrients through the host it lives on.
What kind of plant caterpillar eat?
host plants
