Question

I.Fill in the blanks:
1.Pitcher plant depends on ______ for their nutrition.
2.Pitcher plants grow in ______soil.
3.The inner sides of pitcher are_______.
4.The leaf blades are modified into _______.
II.Answer the following:
1.Explain the nutrition in pitcher plant.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. insects

2. well-drained

3. Xenoplatyura beaveri

4. pitfall traps

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

1.nitrogen or insects

2.wet and damp

3. Inside the pitcher; there are several hair-like structures. These hairs direct the trapped insects downwards.

4.lids

1. Mode of nutrition in Pitcher plant: Plants which grow in nitrogen deficient soil derive their nitrogen from insects, e.g., pitcher plant etc.

Pitcher Plants : Leaf blade or lamina is modified into sac like structure known as pitcher. Leaf apex forms the lid of the pitcher which is lined by nectar secreting glands. Internal lining of the pitcher has digestive glands which secrete proteolytic enzymes to digest proteins of the trapped insects.

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