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Why insectivorous plant traps insect?Describe with their function.

Posted by Dipti Keshri 5 years, 3 months ago

CBSE > Class 07 > Science

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Ujjawalsingh Singh 5 years, 3 months ago

Insectivorous plant eat insect first they are normally when any insect come on it he catch it

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Shivam Singh 5 years, 3 months ago

Insectivorous plant trap insects to fulfill their nutritional needs

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Zoya Fathima 5 years, 3 months ago

Because some plants eat insects, they are called insectivorous plants. They kill insect for getting nitrogen and other minerals. They live in place which insects have,also they absorb nutrition in soil but in that soil there were nutrition but these plants are not getting the correct nutrition, specially the are less getting nitrogen. So they kill insect and digest them in that the get nitrogen and other minerals.

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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 3 months ago

Some plants eat insects. Such plants are called insectivorous plants. They trap and digest the insects. Pitcher plant is the example of an insectivorous plant. In pitcher plant the leaf is modified to form a pitcher like structure. The bright colour of the pitcher makes it very attractive to insects. Inside the pitcher; there are several hair-like structures. These hairs direct the trapped insects downwards. When an insect sits on the pitcher of the plant, the lid closes and the insect gets trapped inside the pitcher. The insect is then digested by the enzymes secreted by the cells of the plants.

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Aparna Singh 5 years, 3 months ago

Insectivoures plants lives in areas which have lack of nitrogen and other minerals. So as to live in such a surrounding they have to have special features that can then them survive so they have differnt functions like they smell and also sometimes are beautifully coloured to attract the insect. Hope you got my point.

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