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Consider the following statements about Nepenthes.  A. They are not green in colour.  B. They are only heterotropic.  C. They eat only insects, frogs, and even mice.  D. It has small hairs to trap insects in it.  The incorrect statements are

Consider the following statements about Nepenthes.  A. They are not green in colour.  B. They are only heterotropic.  C. They eat only insects, frogs, and even mice.  D. It has small hairs to trap insects in it.  The incorrect statements are Correct Answer A, B only

The correct answer is A, B only.


Key Points

Nepenthes:

  • The pitcher plant is an insectivorous plant.
  • They are green in colour and are both autotrophic and heterotrophic in nature.
  • It has a Pitcher-like structure that is the modified part of the leaf.
  • The apex of the leaf forms a lid that can open and close the mouth of the pitcher.
  • Inside the pitcher, there are hairs that are directed downwards.
  • When an insect lands in the pitcher, the lid closes and the trapped insect gets entangled into the hair.
  • The insect is digested by the digestive juices secreted in the pitcher.
  • It can trap and eat frogs, 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.
  • These plants trap insects and obtain the nutrients which they do not get from the soil as they grow in nitrogen-deficient soils.
  • Such plants may be green or of some other colour. 

Thus,
 A. They are not green in colour: Incorrect
 B. They are heterotropic: Incorrect
 C. They eat only insects, frogs, and even mice: Correct
 D. It has small hairs to trap insects in it: Correct

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