Question

Assertion: All plants are not autotrophic.
Reason: Insectivorous plants cannot synthesise their own food.

• A. A is false but R is true.
• B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
• C. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• D. A is true but R is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

A is true but R is false.

All plants are not autotrophic, like in the case of parasitic plants (e.g., Cuscuta), which derive their nutrition and water from other plants.

Insectivorous plants are also called as carnivores. Like all other plants, these plants are green and carry out the process of photosynthesis. They capture solar energy and prepare carbohydrates. But they breakdown insects to gain nutrients such as nitrogen. This is due to the fact that these plants grow in soils where nitrogen content is poor.