What type of nutrition does the pitcher plant exhibit?

Autotrophic

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Heterotrophic

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Both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic

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Chemotrophic

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Solution

The correct option is C
Both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic

Pitcher plant exhibits both autotrophic and hetrotrophic mode of nutrition. It has chloroplasts in its modified leaf parts, which carry out photosynthesis. Nitrogen requirement of the plants is met by digesting the small insects and animals that they trap. Due to this dual mode of nutrition, they are called mixotrophs.

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