Rafflesia arnoldii is a bright red and yellow flowering plant that has no leaves, roots, or stems. rafflesia do not carry out photosynthesis. they take nutrients from the cells of grapevines. rafflesia arnoldii is an example of a
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a
host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. Rafflesia arnoldii
plants are endoparasites of grape vines. They rely entirely on their host
plants (grape vines) for both water and nutrients, and they emerge as flowers
from the roots or lower stems of the host plants. For the question given above,
Rafflesia arnoldii is an example of a parasite.
