Dodder (Cuscuta) is a plant that attaches itself to the acacia tree, wraps around it, absorbs nutrients from it, and makes it weak. What kind of an interspecies relationship do the dodder and the acacia share?
a-host and commensal, respectively
b-host and parasite relationship, respectively
c-parasite and host relationship, respectively

Question

Dodder (Cuscuta) is a plant that attaches itself to the acacia tree, wraps around it, absorbs nutrients from it, and makes it weak. What kind of an interspecies relationship do the dodder and the acacia share?
a-host and commensal, respectively 
b-host and parasite relationship, respectively
c-parasite and host relationship, respectively

anonymous · Answer

Parasitism - one organism benefits, the other organism is hurt.
so answer is C