Question

What are parasitic plants and why they have lost organs?

Answer 1

A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirement from another living plant. All parasitic plants have modified roots, named haustoria, which penetrates the host plants, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem, the phloem, or both.

Answer 2

Explanation:

parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirement from another living plant. ... All parasitic plants have modified roots, called haustoria, which penetrate the host plant, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem, the phloem, or both.