Mistletoe is a plant that grows commonly on the limbs of hawthorn trees and extracts nutrients from its host plant.The relationship between mistletoe and the hawthorn tree is
A) commensalism.
B) mutualism.
C) competition.
D) predation.
E) parasitism.

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Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that benefits from the nutrients and resources of the host hawthorn tree, while harming the tree by extracting its resources. Therefore, the relationship between mistletoe and the hawthorn tree is parasitism.

Mistletoe Is a Plant That Grows Commonly on the Limbs