Question

Which of the following organisms take the food by parasitic nutrition?
a) Yeast
b) Mushrooms
c) Cuscuta
d) Leeches

Answer 1

(C) CASCUTA IS THE ANSWER.

Answer 2

Answer:

Among the given option, Yeast, Mushroom, Cuscuta and Leeches, parasitic mode of nutrition is seen in Cuscuta and Leeches.

Explanation:

Cuscuta and leeches are living organisms which doesn’t have the ability to prepare its own food and they live and depend upon other living organisms for their food. Thus they are called as parasites.  

On the other hand, Yeast and Mushroom exhibits saprophytic mode of nutrition because they feed on dead and decayed organism and obtain its nutrition.