Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22.4, Problem 2TC

Perhaps surprisingly, a parasitic lifestyle is not terribly rare among plants. More than 4.400 plant species are parasites, and systematists estimate that parasitism has evolved at least 12 different times over the evolutionary history of plants. Given the obvious benefits of photosynthesis, why has parasitism (which is often accompanied by loss of photosynthetic capability) evolved repeatedly in photosynthetic plants?

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