Correct Answer - Option 3 : (B), (C), (D) and (F)
Explanation:
Parasitic mode of Nutrition
- Organisms following a parasitic mode of nutrition do not prepare or look out for their own food.
- They are dependent upon other organisms for their nutrition.
- In plants, Cuscuta is an example of a parasite as it depends upon other plants.
- It does not have chlorophyll and it takes food from another plant which is known as the host.
- In animals, bedbugs, Leeches, and Lice are examples of parasitics.
- Bedbugs, leeches, and lice feed themselves on the blood of other animals.
So, the correct option here is (B), (C), (D), and (F).
Some Other Types of Nutrition
Symbiotic Nutrition |
- Two different kinds of organisms live together for their mutual benefit.
- Algae, which is an autotroph, and fungus, which is a saprophyte, live together in a lichen is an example of a symbiotic relationship.
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Autotrophic Nutrition |
- The organism produces its food from simple inorganic materials such as water, carbon dioxide, and mineral salts in the presence of sunlight.
- Example: Green plants, autotrophic bacteria.
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- Symbiotic and Parasitic are heterotrophic mode of nutrition where plant directly or indirectly depends upon autotrophs for their food.