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Pitcher plants grow on less fertile soil. you must remember that plants need several nutrients to manufacture food. For eg Nitrogen. Magnesium is necessary for chlorophyll. Hence to get nutrients, pitcher plants trap insects. When they get digested, nutrients are released. They use these nutrients to manufacture foods. Remember all green plants are AUTOTROPHIC. So is a pitcher plant. Auto means self and Trophism means feeding.
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What four plants that eat insect?
I know 2... Only 2 (Venus Fly Trap and Pitcher Plant).
How pitcher plant catch insect?
if a bug goes into this plant the sticky sides keep it falling in and it's wings are to damp to fly
How does inseciticide help kill insects when its sprayed on plants?
the insect will eat the plant so it will spread through the plant into the insect killing the insect.
What grasshopper eat?
grasshopper is a plant eating insect
What can eat a pitcher plant?
no
What kind of insects does the pitcher plant eat?
all of them
What plant does a mosquito eat?
Mosquitoes drink blood and eat insect smaller than itself
How does pitcher plant eat?
A pitcher plant captures insects and dissolves them to obtain nutrients. These and photosynthesis provide them the necessary energy to grow.
Does the Pitcher Plant make its own food?
Yes, the Pitcher Plant is a carnivorous plant that supplements its nutrient intake by trapping and digesting insects in its pitcher-shaped leaves. While it can photosynthesize to produce some of its own food, it relies on capturing insects to obtain the necessary nutrients that are lacking in its environment.
Can plants eat insects?
Venus fly-traps and pitcher plants who has digestive enzymes to engulf insect's nutrition.
What does the sunduw plant eat?
The Sundew will digest any insect that sticks to its sticky pads.
Why a food chain needs a plant?
the food chain needs plant because the animals eat plants
