Question

What is the common trait of Indian pipe and coral roots

Answer 1

Answer:

Coral roots and Indian pipe has one trait in common, all of them are parasitic in nature. All of them are dependent on other organisms for their nutrition. Coral roots are leafless and they rely on symbiotic fungi for their nutrition. Indian pipe is white in colour because they lack chlorophyll and hence they rely on certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees.

Explanation:

Two of them cannot be grouped together under one category because:-

1. These plants reproduce through seeds and pollen whereas fungi reproduce through spores.

2. These plants have roots, stem sand leaves whereas fungi have filaments only.

3. These plants contain cell walls made up of cellulose whereas those of fungi are made of chitin.