Epiphytes are ____
a. plants that are not parasites but that do grow on other plants instead of the soil
b. plants that trap animals and digest them
c. parasitic plants that use mycorrhizae to obtain nutrients and food indirectly from other plants
d. plants that deal with nutrient-deficient soil by growing a large, netlike mesh of roots through several layers of
the soil
e. parasitic plants that use haustoria to obtain nutrients and food directly from other plants
ANSWER: a
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