Parasitic Plants

Different species of parasitic plants steal nutrients from host species in order to survive. Sometimes this ends in the death of the host. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Parasitic plants derive some or all of their nutrients from other plants Some plants latch on and stay in balance with their hosts Some are out to kill their hosts. Examples include mistletoe, the dodder vine and the strangler fig. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.