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they derive some or most of their plants by trapping and consuming animals mainly insects of pitcher plant,mosera etc.
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Why the insectivours plants eat insects?
Insectivorous plants eat insects as a dietary supplement.
Insects digested by insectivorous plants provide the plants mainly with what?
nitrogen
What do you call to plants that catch insects?
insectivorous/ carnivorous
Do insectivorous plants have characteristics that attract insects?
Yes it is true
Explain how insectivorous plants obtained nutrition?
Insectivorous plants depend upon insects for nutrition.For example Nepenthes is an insectivorous plant,which has trapleaves.When an insect gets attracted by the fragnance,it flies on pitcher of the plant.Here it gets trapped in the downwardly projected leaves,and is finally digested by hydrolytic enzymes released by the plant,thus the nutrients are absorbed.
What is a insectivores plant?
These are plants which eats insects that lands on them.
Do insectivorous plants have cellulose?
I think it has cellulose as it is a plant and all plants have cellulose Yes, insectivorous plants have cellulose. Most of them are highly developed vascular plants. These plants meet part of their nitrogen requirement from insects.
Why does pitcher plant feed on insects even it is green and carries out photosynthesis?
pitcher plant is an insectivorous plant all plants need nitrogen insectivorous plants usually grow in an area which lack nitrogen insects contain nitrogen so it traps the insects
What are insectivorous insects?
There are several different insectivorous insects. Some of these include dragonflies, hornets, ladybugs, and praying mantises. Being insectivorous means that they eat insects.
Are insectivorous plants and carnivorous plants the same?
No, detrivores eat detritus; rotting material. Insectivores eat living animals, insects.
Why insectivorous plants called partial autotrophs?
insectivorous plants contain chlorophyll thus they can prepare their own food but they also feed own insects to fulfill their nitrogen requirements thus are called partial autotrophs and partial heterotrophs.
Why insectivorous plants grow on mineral deficient soil?
Insectivorous plants (flycatcher, sundew and slug catcher, to name only three) can grow in nutrient (mineral) deficient soils because they can catch insects and absorb the insect's nutrients.
