HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Insectivorous plants are partially autotrophs rather than total autotrophs. They consume insects but still use light and water to generate their own energy. Partially autotrophic plants include pitcher plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -The image given is the pitcher plant capturing the insect. In the image pitcher plant is an autotroph and heterotrophs. where the pitcher plant obtains its nitrogenous content from the insects and use it to prepare it’s own food. This is also called mixotroph.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: A plant that is partially autotrophic is called Pitcher plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -But insectivorous plants grow in swamps or bog areas where the soil is deficient in nitrogen mineral. So, just to fulfill its nitrogen requirement, they trap the insects and utilize their proteins. For this reason they are called partial heterotrophs.