Question

Soil in which insectivorous plants grow is deficient in

Answer 1

Answer:

nitrogen

Insectivorous plants are plants which feed on insects. They usually grow in soils which are deficient in nitrogen because they can obtain the element nitrogen from feeding on the insects.

Answer 2

❇ The soil in which insectivorous plants grow is deficient in the nutrient:

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Hence, they feed on Insects to obtain nutrients from its body. This is the primary reason, why they feed on insects inspite being able to perform photosynthesis.

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⸙ The plants cannot absorb Nitrogen directly from the atmosphere. Hence they have to they have to absorb the nitrogen from the soil itself.

⸙ Insectivorous plants grow in Nitrogen deficient soil, so they need to obtain Nitrogen from any other source. That's why they feed on the insects in order to fulfill their nitrogen requirement.

⸙ Insectivorous plants are autotrophic. Beside photosynthesis they obtain organic matter and animal nitrogen from insects as they grow in soil which is poor in minerals.

⸙ Digestive glands in the body of Insectivorous plants secrete juices for digestion and absorption of soft parts and important minerals from the insect body.

⸙ For example:

• Sundew (Drosera)
• Venus flytrap (Dionea)
• Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes)
• Bladderwort

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