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Some plants feed upon insects for their nitrogen requirements. They are called insectivorous plants.Which of the following is such a plant?
A
Bladderwort
B
Hornwort
C
Liverwort
D
Spiderwort
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nepenthes are commonly known as pitcher plants. It is an insectivorous plant it feeds on insects and thus obtains nutrients.

Detailed explanation-2: -bladderwort, (genus Utricularia), genus of carnivorous plants in the family Lentibulariaceae (order Lamiales). The bladderwort genus contains 220 widely distributed species of plants characterized by small hollow sacs that actively capture and digest tiny animals such as insect larvae, aquatic worms, and water fleas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Insect carnivorous plants such as pitcher plants and sundews (Nepenthaceae/Sarraceniaceae and Drosera respectively) are able to obtain substantial amounts of nitrogen from the insects that they capture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cactus is not an insectivorous plant.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nepenthes-the Monkey Cups. Drosophyllum. Triphyophyllum peltatum. Drosera-the Sundews. Dionaea muscipula-The Venus Flytrap. Cephalotus follicularis-the Albany Pitcher Plant. Darlingtonia californica-the Cobra Lily. Sarracenia-the Pitcher Plants. Sarracenia alata. More items

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