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define insectivorous plant​

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Answered by harinivp002
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Explanation:

it is a plants which derives nutrients  by the other insects is known as insectivorous plants

Answered by Anonymous
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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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Additional information:-

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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