Question

Question 8 (b)
Tick the correct answer:
(b) The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:
(i) Cuscuta (ii) china rose (iv) pitcher plant (v) rose

Answer 1

(b) The answer is option (iv).

Pitcher plant traps and feeds on insects. This plant has both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition. Autotrophs are organisms that can prepare food themselves whereas heterotrophs are organisms that take in ready-made food prepared by the plants.