Question

Give two examples of heterotrophic nutrition in plants.

Answer 1

1. The organisms that cannot synthesize their food are called heterotrophs. For example, humans.
2. Heterotrophic nutrition depends upon deriving nutrients from other organisms.
3. Venus flytrap is an insectivorous plant that traps insects to obtain nitrogen and, therefore, is a heterotroph.
4. A parasitic plant called Indian pipe shows a heterotrophic mode of nutrition.