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Plants are autotrophic. Can you think of some plants that are partially heterotrophic?

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Cuscuta is an insectivorous plant. It traps the insects or organisms and digests them within its system. This nutrition is said to be parasitic mode of nutrition as it involves feeding by killing or causing harm to the other organism. Lichens are the result of symbiotic association between fungi and algae. Algae provide food as they are autotrophic while fungi provide carbon dioxide and water vapour required for the photosynthesis.
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