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To describe: The characteristics similar to food acquisition in dodder and tapeworms.

Introduction: A group of organisms that are dependent on other organisms to obtain water, minerals and other compounds are called parasites. Dodder and witchweed are examples of complete parasites. Tapeworms belong the class Cestoda and phylum Platyhelminthes.

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