How plants that can digest insects grow successfully in soils lacking in nitrates?

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All plants need nitrogen for their growth and development. They obtain it from soils in the form of nitrates. The plants that cannot manufacture proteins capture insect and uses the insects protein / amino acid for their growth. Such plants are known as insectivorous plants. Example, pitcher plant.

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Pitcher plant traps insects because it

(a) is a heterotroph.
(b) grows in soils which lack in nitrogen.
(c) does not have chlorophyll.
(d) has a digestive system like human beings.

Question 4
Pitcher plant traps insects because it

(a) is a heterotroph.
(b) grows in soils which lack in nitrogen.
(c) does not have chlorophyll.
(d) has a digestive system like human beings.

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Statement 1: Pitcher plant is an insectivorous plant that grows in nitrogen deficient soil.

Statement 2: It digests insects which get trapped in the pitcher-shaped leaf to fulfill nitrogen requirements.

Pitcher plant is an insectivorous plant that grows in nitrogen deficient soil.

Q. Statement 1: Insectivorous plants synthesizes its food by photosynthesis
Statement 2: They digest insects for obtaining nitrogen.
Statement 3: Generally they grow in nitrogen deficient soil.

Q. Assertion :Pitcher plant eats insects. Reason: They grow in nitrogen-deficient soil.

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