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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plants like ____ that trap insects are known as insectivorous plants.
A
lotus
B
cactus
C
pitcher plant
D
none of this
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -carnivorous plant, sometimes called insectivorous plant, any plant especially adapted for capturing and digesting insects and other animals by means of ingenious pitfalls and traps. Carnivory in plants has evolved independently about six times across several families and orders.

Detailed explanation-2: -Venus Flytrap The leaves of the Venus flytrap snaps shut if its tiny hairs are brushed twice by an unsuspecting bug.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: Insectivorous plants trap insects because they grow in soil which is usually thin and is also poor in nutrients, so they eat insects to fulfil their nutrient requirement.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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