NEET2013BotanyRespiration in PlantsActual
Which one of the following is not a parasitic adaptation?
Options
- ADevelopment of adhesive organs
- BLoss of digestive organs
- CLoss of reproductive capacity
- DLoss of unnecessary sense organs
Correct answer
C. Loss of reproductive capacity
Step-by-step solution
The general parasitic adaption includes anaerobic respiration, loss or organs, presence of adhesive organs, excessive multiplication, resistant cyst and eggs for safer transfer of their progeny to new hosts and well-developed reproductive organs with increased reproductive fitness. Related Theory The hermaphroditism is an adaptation advantageous to parasitic mode of life, to overcome the search of the mate. In parasites both self and cross fertilization can occur. The complexity of life cycles in which more hosts a