Cuscuta is an example of

Have you seen yellow thread-like structures twining around the stem, branches, and leaves of some trees? Fig shows such a plant. What type of nutrition does that plant have?

Let us recall the experiment done in the chapter “Plants: Parts and Function” of class VI, which showed how water is transported in the plant body.

On the basis of this experiment, what conclusion can you draw about the functions of the root and stem in the nutrition of plants?

Raw materials involved in the process of photosynthesis

Do you agree with Van Helmont? If nutrients absorbed by plants from soil is equal to the mass of plant / tree what will happen? Think and write your hypothesis.