Q. Which is/are true for heterotrophic nutrition?

1. Plants depend on the food produced by other plants. They use the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
2. The plant on which it climbs is called the host.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Like humans and animals such plants depend on the food produced by other plants. They use the heterotrophic mode of nutrition. This is a plant called Cuscuta (Amarbel). It does not have chlorophyll. It takes readymade food from the plant on which it is climbing. The plant on which it climbs is called the host.

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