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what is the picher plant ​

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Answered by JamaluddinGuddu
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Answer:

Plants that eat small insects and caterpillars are called pic her plants

Answered by Brainlywizard00
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Question :- What is Pitcher Plant?

Answer :-

Pitcher plants (or pitfall traps) are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap

AddiTionaL Information :-

Pitcher plant is , any carnivorous plant with pitcher-shaped leaves that form a passive pitfall trap.

Foraging, flying or crawling insects such as flies are attracted to the cavity formed by the cupped leaf, often by visual lures such as anthocyanin pigments, and nectar bribes.

Some properties of pitcher plants:-

  • The sides of the pitcher are slippery and may be grooved in such a way so as to ensure that the insects cannot climb out.

  • Through a mechanism of digestion, the prey is converted into a solution of amino acids, peptides, phosphates, ammonium and urea, from which the plant obtains its mineral nutrition (particularly nitrogen and phosphorus).

  • Carnivorous plants occur in locations where the soil is too poor in minerals and or too acidic for most plants to be able to grow.

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