Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant?

Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant? Correct Answer Cuscuta

Concept:

• Insectivorous plants are those that derive most of their nutrition from the insects they trap and consume.
• They are mostly found in places where there is a lack of nitrogen.
• They are mostly found in wet, damp, humid, and acidic soil deficient in nutrients.
• Some of the examples of insectivorous plants are - Drosera, Venus Flytrap, Nepenthes, Pinguicula, Genlisea.

Explanation:​

Cuscuta:

• Cuscuta is a parasitic plant.
• Since Cuscuta does not have chlorophyll, it cannot synthesize its own food by photosynthesis.
• It takes readymade food from the plant on which it is climbing.
• The plant on which it climbs is called a host.
• Since it deprives the host of valuable nutrients, it is called a parasite.
• It is yellow and tubular in structure twining around the stem and branches of a tree.
• Other parasitic plants are - Rafflesia, Viscum, Nuytsia floribunda.
• Parasitic plants cause damage to the host plant.

Thus, Cuscuta is not an insectivorous plant.

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