Name two autotrophic plants which show heterotrophic nutrition. Why do they need to do so?

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All green plants are autotrophic but some of them also show heterotrophic nutrition like Venus fly trap and pitcher plant as their nutritional requirement is not fulfilled by photosynthesis like nitrogen and phosphorus due to the habitat in which they grow.

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(ii) A plant that has both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

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(i)A parasitic plant with a yellow, slender and tubular stem.

(ii)A plant that has both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

(iii)The pores through which leaves exchange gases.

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