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'Nepenthes' is a plant which traps and eats frogs, insects and even mice. In our country this plant is found in

'Nepenthes' is a plant which traps and eats frogs, insects and even mice. In our country this plant is found in Correct Answer Meghalaya

Concept:

  • Carnivorous plants obtain the essential nutrients from the heterotrophs.
  • These plants trap insects and obtain the nutrients which they do not get from the soil.
  • They are not called heterotrophs or consumers, because they only derive nutrients from insects.
  • These plants get energy from the process of photosynthesis.
  • Hence they are both producers and carnivores.

Plant

Trapping technique

Pitcher plant

Leaves transformed into a slippery deep pool containing digestive juices.

Insects fall into these pools and plant digests them.

Venus Flytrap

It has snap traps, which snap shut when touched by insects.

Sundew

It has a sticky substance on its surface which looks like dews.

The insect gets stuck on it and digestive juices digest it by the time.

Explanation:

Nepenthes is a plant which:

  • It can trap and eat frog, insects and even mice.
  • It is found in Australia, Indonesia and Meghalaya in India.
  • It has a pitcher-like shape and the mouth is covered by a leaf.
  • It has a special smell that attracts insects to it, which get trapped and can't get out.

So, it could be interpreted that Nepenthes is a plant that has a pitcher shape, a mouth covered by a leaf and found in Australia, Indonesia, Malasia, India.

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