Question

Dodder /Croton plant depends on other Green plants for its food
correct the following statement by crossing the wrong word

Answer 1

Croton is a plant itself and it does not depends upon any other plant for food.

So the word that must be crossed here is Croton.

Dodder depends upon other plants for food.

It wraps itself for the plant to consume the food and if the plant contains the food that it eats then it produces haustouria

Answer 2

ANSWER:

The word to be crossed in croton. Croton is a plant itself and prepares food on its own by the process of photosynthesis. Croton does not depend on other plants for food.

EXPLANATION:

Dodder depends on other plants for its food. Dodder wraps itself around other plants and consumes food from the plants it clings to. Dodder is a 'parasitic plant' that depends on other plants for its food and growth. The plant cannot synthesise its own food.