Question

Differentiate between complete parasite and partial parasite in detail

Answer 1

Explanation:

Parasite

An organism that lives in or on another organism that is its host and profits at the expense of the other by deriving nutrients. or parasite is an organism that survives in or on another species, usually at the expense of its host.

Examples: Tapeworms, fleas, and barnacles

Total parasite

Total parasite plants are heterotrophic plants that depend entirely on the host plant, including shelter, water, food, for all their requirements.

Examples: Orobanche aegyptiaca, cuscuta reflexa and striga asiatica.

Partial parasite

Partial parasites are those that rely, in portion, on their hosts. Partial parasitic plants are typically chlorophyllous, thus they are just dependent on water and nutrients from their hosts. Their green leaves do the rest of the job.

Examples – Viscum album, dendropthoe falcata and antalum album.

Answer 2

Differentiate between complete parasite and partial parasite are as follows:

• A complete parasite depends on the host to fulfil all its requirements and a Partial parasite is a parasite that depends on the host for some requirements.
• Complete parasites depend on the host plant for sugar, minerals, and water and partial parasite are Photosynthetic and produce their food, depending on the host for water and shelter.
• Complete parasites are called holoparasitic plants and partial parasites are called hemiparasitic plants.
• Complete parasite Achlorophyllous (does not contain chlorophyll) and partial parasite Chlorophyllous (contains chlorophyll).
• Examples of total parasite dodder, broomrape, Rafflesia and example of partial parasite Castilleja, mistletoe, yellow rattle, etc.

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