Differenciate parasite plant or insectivorus

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Gaurav Seth 6 years, 3 months ago
Parasitic plant:
A parasitic plant obtains its nutrition by attaching itself to other plants and take nutrition from them.
The roots of these plants penetrate into the stem tissue of the host plant and maintain a connection with water and food transporting tissue.
Example: Cuscuta plant
Saprophytic plant:
Saprophytic plants feed on dead and decaying organic material for their nutrition.
Saprophytic plants usually starts growing on the body of the decaying matter.
Example: Mushroom, Fungi.
Insectivorous plant:
An insectivorous plant ingests insects for its nutrition.
These plants have specially designed leaves. When any insect lands on its leaf, it closes itself and open only after absorbing nutrition from it.
Example: Venus fly trap.
Green plant:
Green plants have a special pigment known as chlorophyll by which they make their food in the presence of sunlight.
The plants take carbon dioxide and sunlight and make glucose and Oxygen
Example: A banyan tree.
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