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pitcher plants can photosynthesis, any green part of a plant can photosynthesis. pitcherplants though cannot photosynthesis enough to survive and have adapted to digest small organosms instead.

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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.


Can a pitcher plant survive without sunlight?

No. It has green leaves and therefore needs sunlight for photosynthesis.


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 is a plant that does not use its leaves for photosynthesis?

No plant does not photosynthesis


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.


Why pitcher plant feeds on insects despite it can perform photosynthesis?

It eats insects so it can get nitrogen because it lives in an area where nitrogen is not abundant in the soil.


What is the relationship between photosynthesis and growth?

Photosynthesis has a lot to do with the growth of the plant. This is because photosynthesis produces glucose which the plant uses as food.


What do photosynthesis and plant cells have in common?

photosynthesis occurs in plant cells. in the chloroplasts.


What is an Australian pitcher plant?

An Australian pitcher plant is another name for a Western Australian pitcher plant - also known as the Albany pitcher plant, a carnivorous plant of Western Australia, Latin name Cephalotus follicularis.


What types of nutrition Pitcher Plant takes?

Pitcher plant is insectivorous.


Where does photosynthesis occurs in plant cell?

photosynthesis occurs in chloroplast in the plant cell.


What is pitcher in pitcher plant?

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