Mistletoe is a plant that people hang above doorways at Christmastime. Before it gets picked and hung inside, it grows by living off of other plants. Mistletoe grows on woody plants, taking nutrients and moisture from them. It also strangles them-reducing the nutrients that host plants can take in. The mistletoe gets all the benefits, while the woody plant or tree has to support itself as well as the mistletoe. What type of symbiotic relationship is demonstrated?

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Mistletoe is a plant that people hang above doorways at Christmastime. Before it gets picked and hung inside, it grows by living off of other plants. Mistletoe grows on woody plants, taking nutrients and moisture from them. It also “strangles” them-reducing the nutrients that host plants can take in. The mistletoe gets all the benefits, while the woody plant or tree has to support itself as well as the mistletoe. What type of symbiotic relationship is demonstrated?

A	Mutualism
B	Competition
C	Parasitism
D	Commensalism

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