Multiple choice

Haustoria in parasitic plants are

  1. absorptive organ

  2. sucking organ

  3. assimilative organ

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Haustoria is a slender projection from the root of a parasitic plant, such as a dodder, or from the hyphae of a parasitic fungus, enabling the parasite to penetrate the tissues of its host and absorb nutrients from it.

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