describe the modification of leaf in any one insectivorous plant
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For example Nepenthes or pitcher plant. It's leaf is modified into pitcher.
A few plants capture insects and absorb nitrogenous food from their bodies. Such plants are described as insectivorous plants or carnivorous plants. In these plants the leaves are modified for the purpose of capturing insects.
In Nepenthes, (pitcher plant) the entire leaf is modified for the purpose of capturing insects. The leaf base is modified into an expanded structure, the petiole is modified into a tendril which holds the lamina in vertical position, the lamina is modified into a pitcher to capture and digest insects and the leaf apex is modified into a lid to attract the insects.
In Utricularia (bladder wort), an aquatic plant, the leaf is segmented. Some of the segments are modified to form bladders. Each such bladder is provided with a trap door entrance, which allows small organisms to enter but does not let them go out
A few plants capture insects and absorb nitrogenous food from their bodies. Such plants are described as insectivorous plants or carnivorous plants. In these plants the leaves are modified for the purpose of capturing insects.
In Nepenthes, (pitcher plant) the entire leaf is modified for the purpose of capturing insects. The leaf base is modified into an expanded structure, the petiole is modified into a tendril which holds the lamina in vertical position, the lamina is modified into a pitcher to capture and digest insects and the leaf apex is modified into a lid to attract the insects.
In Utricularia (bladder wort), an aquatic plant, the leaf is segmented. Some of the segments are modified to form bladders. Each such bladder is provided with a trap door entrance, which allows small organisms to enter but does not let them go out
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pitcher plant and bladerwood they are the modification of leaf in insectivorous plants .
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