Assertion: mistletoe's root | /r/Synonym | haustoria
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text: It gains the nutrients and water it needs by both photosynthesising and by sending specialised roots called haustoria deep into its host tree’s vascular tissue.
text: Simply removing the stems of the mistletoe will not effect the "roots" (haustoria) embedded within the branch.
text: After a mistletoe germinates, a modified root (haustorium) penetrates the bark of the host tree and forms a connection through which water and nutrients pass from host to parasite.
text: These twining, parasitic flowering plants absorb nutrients from their host plants be means of specialized roots called haustoria.
text: All parasitic plants have modified roots, called haustoria, which penetrate the host plant, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem, the phloem, or both.
text: It develops specialized, tube-shaped roots, called haustoria, which penetrate into the branches and roots of the nearby plants and export all nutrients that mistletoe needs.
text: All parasitic plants have modified roots, called haustoria , which penetrate the host plant, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem , the phloem , or both.
text: Mistletoe can damage a host tree by pushing through the tree’s bark and deeper into branches where the plant’s modified roots called haustoria grow deeper, effectively mining the host tree for water and nutrients.
text: Many parasitic plants have modified roots called haustoria or sucking roots for the purpose of sucking food from the host plant.
text: Their specialized roots (haustoria) sink like small arrows or spears into the roots of larger trees and suck water, sugar and nutrients from them.
text: Simply removing the stems of the mistletoe will not affect the "roots" (haustoria) embedded within the branch.
text: After germination a modified root ( haustorium ) penetrates the bark of the host tree and forms a connection through which water and nutrients pass from host to parasite Mistletoes contain chlorophyll and can make some of their own food(Calvin and Wilson, 2006).