Q. Plants which depend on other plants for shelter are called?

A
Total parasites
B
Host plants
C
Epiphytes
D
Semi Parasites
Solution:
  • Example of epiphyte is vanda
  • Plants that absorb water and minerals from the host plant and prepare their own food with the help of their leaves are known as semi parasites . eg; Loranthus
  • Plants that absorb food diectly from the host plans are called total parasites . eg ; Cuscutta
  • both semi parasites and total parasites harm the host plant .
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