Heterotrophic nutrition in plants Heterotrophic nutrition is a type of nutrition in which organisms depend upon other organisms for food to survive. Heterotrophic organisms have to take in all the organic substances they need to survive. All animals, fungi, and non photosynthesizing plants are heterotrophic . Some plants do not contain chlorophyll and depend on other plants for their food through the heterotrophic mode of nutrition. These type of nutrition in plants are referred to as Heterotrophic nutrition in plants, hence are called parasites. Heterotrophic Plants Listed below are different types of heterotrophic plants that are mainly classified based on their mode of nutrition: Parasitic Insectivorous Saprophytic Symbiotic Parasitic Nutrition Some heterotrophic plants depend on other plants and animals for nutrition. Such plants are known as parasitic plants. However, the host is not benefitted from the parasite. For eg., Cusc
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