Question

5.
Use the following information to answer the question:
Autotrophs:
Heterotrophs
Saprophytes:
Parasites:
Organisms that can prepare their own food
Organisms that depend on plants and animals for nutrition
Organisms that grow on dead and decaying organic matter
Organisms that grow or or fees on a different organism.
One of the most common diseases a pet gets infested with is a worm infection in the stomach. 'Tape vorm' is one
such worm wnich lives off the nutrients from the stomach of an animal.
In which category (from the given above) can Tape worms be included?
Explain any one example of a parasitic plant.​

Answer 1

Organisms that can prepare their own food = Autotrophs

Organisms that depend on plants and animals for nutrition = Heterotrophs

Organisms that grow on dead and decaying organic matter = Saprophytes

Organisms that grow or or fees on a different organism. = Parasites

One of the most common diseases a pet gets infested with is a worm infection in the stomach. 'Tape vorm' is one = parasites

such worm wnich lives off the nutrients from the stomach of an animal.

In which category (from the given above) can Tape worms be included?

Explain any one example of a parasitic plants

Answer 2

Tape worm - Parasite
Parasites that grow or feed on another organism

Example for a parasitic plant :
Dodder (Cuscuta):
It is a Total Parasite

Rafflesia:
It is also an Total parasite
(It has the largest flower in the world)