Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
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Chapter 35.5, Problem 3R
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The way in which the loss of genetic and morphological traits is responsible for an autotrophic lifestyle has caused plants to become holoparasites.
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When an organism lives and feeds off another organism, it is termed as a parasite. Parasites can either be completely dependent on the host (obligate) or can be partially dependent (facultative). In evolutionary biology, parasitism refers to the relationship present between the species wherein one of the organisms is a parasite, while another one is the host.
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