How do carnivorous plants adapt to their environment?
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In areas where soil is poor with few nutrients, carnivorous plants have the ability to trap insects, digest them and absorb the nutrients contained within the prey.These plants still carry out photosynthesis to obtain energy however, but, their leaves are modified into traps to obtain their prey.
In areas where soil is poor with few nutrients , carnivorous plants have the abilty to trap insects , digest them and absorb the nutrients contained within the prey . these plants still carry out photosynthesis to obtain energy however , but their leaves are modified into traps to obtain there prey . the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus which they gain by capturing prey allow them to be more efficient at photosynthesis when the soil is nutrient poor . pitcher plant and fly traps are two types of carnivorous plants. many grow in areas such as bogs . carnivory will supplement the nutrients available to the plant, however it doesn't replace photosynthesis as a way to obtain