Question

Identify the correct statement related to a pitcher plant.

• A. The pitcher of a pitcher plant is a seed
• B. Pitcher plants don’t need sunlight and water
• C. The smell released by pitcher plants attracts insects
• D. Pitcher plants can’t survive without insects

Answer 1

The correct option is C The smell released by pitcher plants attracts insects

• The smell released by the pitcher plant attracts insects, and when they come and sit on its pitcher they fall in it and get trapped and eaten by the plant.
• Like other plants, pitcher plant also needs air, water, nutrients from the soil, and sunlight for its survival and growth, but to get more nutrients it has modified its leaves and formed a pitcher to trap and eat the insects. So even though a pitcher plant is an insectivorous plant, it can still survive without insects.