Can insectivorous plants absorb nitrogen from air?

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No, plants can not absorb nitrogen from the air because in the air nitrogen is not present in the form that plants can use. Hence, they first convert it into the forms that can be easily absorbed by them. Insectivorous plants absorb nitrogen from the insects as they grow in nitrogen-deficient soil.

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Nitrogen of the atmosphere is absorbed by which type of plants. Options -

Autotrophs, leguminous plants, insectivorous plants, none of these

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Statement 1: Plants absorb nitrogen mostly from the air.

Statement 2: Air contains mostly nitrogen as its component.

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