KIDS QUIZ
INSECTS AND BUGS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The secretions that help Insectivorous plants to eat insects are ____
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Water
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Digestive juices
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Glucose
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Minerals
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Digestive juices are secreted by the pitcher plant to digest the insect and obtain nutrients from it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Since the discovery of secreted protease nepenthesin in Nepenthes pitcher, digestive enzymes from carnivorous plants have been the focus of many studies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The digestive glands of carnivorous plants secrete mucilage, pitcher fluids, acids, and proteins, including digestive enzymes. The same (or morphologically distinct) glands then absorb the released compounds via various membrane transport proteins or endocytosis.
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