Question

Assertion: Mistletoe is called a partial parasite.
Reason: Mistletoe plant has green leaves, and so, can carry out photosynthesis, but
it mainly absorbs water and minerals from the host plant.

Answer 1

Answer:

Assertion is true

Reason is false.

Answer 2

Mistletoe

Explanation:

• Mistletoe is an example of parasitic plant.
• It gains some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant
• Hemiparasites are the plants that obtain only water and mineral nutrients from host plant .
• Many of them obtain at least part of their organic nutrients from the host as well.
• Most mistletoe seeds are spread by birds , which defecate on tree branches.
• If attached to a new host tree, it releases a compound called viscin, which dries to form a stiff biological cement.