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प्रश्न
Pitcher plant traps insects because it
पर्याय
is a heterotroph
grows in soils that lack nitrogen.
does not have chlorophyll
has a digestive system like human beings.
उत्तर
grows in soils that lack nitrogen.
Explanation:
The pitcher plant (Nepenthes) is an insectivorous plant. It grows in soils that are usually nitrogen-deficient. It is capable of photosynthesising and manufactures its carbohydrate food. But in order to obtain its nitrogen nutrition, it traps and digests insects.
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