Question

3. Plants which take up nitrogen from sources other than soil are known as *

Answer 1

Answer:

❤️The nitrogen sources taken up by higher plants are nitrate or ammonium as inorganic nitrogen sources and amino acids under particular conditions of soil composition.❤️

Answer 2

The plants that take up nitrogen from sources other than soil are known as INSECTIVORES.

EXPLANATION:

• Insectivorous plants as the name suggests are insect-eating plants.
• These plants absorb nitrogen and phosphorus from their animal prey through their leaves specially modifies as traps.
• Insectivores are found in nitrogen deficit soil.
• These plants are known as partial heterotrophs as they prepare their food themselves but lack some of the vital nutrients such as nitrogen.
• When an insect sits on the pitcher of the plant, the Lid closes and the insect gets trapped inside the pitcher.
• The insect is digested by enzymes secreted by the cells of the plant.

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