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Author Question: What are epiphytes? A) aerial vines common in tropical regions B) haustoria used (Read 485 times)

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What are epiphytes?
A) aerial vines common in tropical regions
B) haustoria used for anchoring to host plants and obtaining xylem sap
C) plants that live in poor soil and digest insects to obtain nitrogen
D) plants that grow on other plants but do not obtain nutrients from their hosts
E) plants that have a symbiotic relationship with fungi


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Reply #1 on: Aug 25, 2013
I know it's D,

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