The parasitic mode of nutrition is used by:
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. tape-worms.
Parasitic nutrition:
- It is a type of heterotrophic nutrition where an organism, the parasite, obtains nutrients from another living organism, the host, typically harming the host in the process.
- The parasite lives on or inside the host's body, deriving nourishment from its tissues or fluids.
Examples of parasites:
- Cuscuta (dodder): A parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll and obtains nutrients from host plants.
- Tapeworms: Intestinal parasites that absorb nutrients from the host's digested food.
- Lice: Insects that feed on the blood of their hosts.
- Leeches: Blood-sucking parasites.
- Ticks: External parasites that feed on the blood of various animals.
- Plasmodium: The parasite that causes malaria.