Question

how Pitcher plant derives its nutrition why is it called a partial heterotrophs​

Answer 1

Answer:

So, just to fulfill its nitrogen requirement, they trap the insects and utilize their proteins. For this reason they are called partial heterotrophs. They trap prey in a rolled leaf that contain a pool of digestive enzymes or bacteria that help in the digestion of the trapped insects.

Answer 2

Answer:

Pitcher plant derive it's nutrition by:

• It takes water and minerals from the soil and food by photosynthesis

Pitcher plants are called partially heterotrophs because they do not prepare there own food and depend on other organisms,i.e, insects for food.

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