Question

(MCQs)

It is an insectivorous plant:

1. Nostoc
2. Pitcher Plant
3. Cuscuta
4. Monotropa

Answer 1

pitcher plant....
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Answer 2

A pitcher plant is an insectivorous plant. (option 2)

• Pitcher Plant so-called as consisting of Pitcher-shaped leaves that form a trap in order to trap insects.
• It is a carnivorous plant.
• Mostly found in poor soil - deficient in Nitrogen. Fulfill the nutrients and mainly Nitrogen needs by eating insects.
• As soon as the insects sit on the leaf flap attracted by the smell and color of the Pitcher plant, its hairs trap the insect, it also secretes digestive juices to prevent the insect escape.
• Cuscuta is a Parasite that grows on other plants.
• Nostoc is a filamentous, unicellular Cyanobacteria that can make its food on its own.