define insectivorous plant
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it is a plants which derives nutrients by the other insects is known as insectivorous plants
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Insectivorous plants
Insectivores plants catch and eat insects and absorb nutrients from them as the soil in which they grow lack in nutrients.
- Examples:- Pitcher Plant•Drosera Magnifica•Drosera Intermedia•
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How insectivorous plant digest insects:-
- In pitcher plant the leaf is modified to form a pitcher like structure.
- The bright colour of the pitcher makes it very attractive to insects.
- Inside the pitcher; there are several hair-like structures. These hairs direct the trapped insects downwards.
- When an insect sits on the pitcher of the plant, the lid closes and the insect gets trapped inside the pitcher.
- The insect is then digested by the enzymes secreted by the cells of the plants.
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