Question
Biology Question on Anatomy of Flowering Plants
In Cuscuta the nodes give rise to special roots which penetrate the host tissue upto
A
Cortex
B
Phloem
C
Epidermis
D
Pericycle
Answer
Phloem
Explanation
Solution
Cuscuta is a total parasite so it absorbs the prepared food from the phloem of the host, hence haustoria reaches upto phloem of host.