Question

explain the mechanism of eating insect by pitcher plant

Answer 1

The leaves of the pitcher plants are modified into a pitcher like structure. The apex of the leaves form a lid which can open and close the mouth of the pitcher like structure of the leaves. Inside the pitcher there are hair which are directed downwards. When an insect lands in the pitcher the lid closes and the trapped insect gets entangled into the hair. The insect is digested by the digestive juices secreted in the pitcher. Such insect eating plants are called insectivorous plants. Such plants do not get all the required nutrients from the soil. So, they are called partial heterotrophs.



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Answer 2

Answer:

The basic workings of a pitcher are widely known. It is a unique leaf with liquid inside of it.

Explanation:

• The prey is consumed after falling into this pool.
• The victim's body is disintegrated by the juice-like liquid.
• Pitfall traps, a prey-trapping mechanism with a deep hollow filled with digesting fluid, are modified leaves on a kind of carnivorous plant known as pitcher plants.
• With nectar, the plants draw in and suffocate their victim.
• Flying or crawling insects that are out foraging are drawn to the hollow created by the cupped leaf by visual cues such as nectar and anthocyanin colours.
• Insects fall into the trap because the pitcher's (peristome) rim is slippery after being saturated by dew or nectar.

This is the mechanism of how pitcher plants consume insects.

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