RO ARO pre -2016 Cuscuta (Amarbel) is a parasitic angiosperm. It lacks chlorophyll and obtains its nutrition from the host plant by means of specialized structures called haustoria, which penetrate the host's tissues. Getting nutrition from the leaves of the host plant is a direct consequence of its parasitic nature.
Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Cuscata (Amarbel) is an example of parasitic angiosperm. Reason (R): It gets its nutrition from the leaves of the host plant. Choose your answer from the codes given below: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (c) (A) is false, but (R) is true. (d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Asked in RO ARO pre 2016 · Topic: Other Parasitic Diseases (Schistosomiasis)
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Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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