Can the Venus Fly Trap and the Pitcher plant prepare thier own food,besides consuming insects??

Most do have chloropyhyll, it's only the rare mutation (article below, look for Sarracenia psittacina) that does not. They can actually go quite a while without eating bugs; the insects mostly provide nitrogen and micronutrients not found in the bogs where they live.


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Can the Venus Fly Trap and the Pitcher plant prepare thier own food,besides consuming insects??
yes. Venus fly trap (Dionea) and pitcher plant (Nepenthes) r green in color,ie, they contain chlorophyll and thus can prepare their own food.usually they grows in nitrogen deficient soil %26amp; thus they depend on the insects only for nitrogen supply which is got from dign of insect proteins.In all other respects,they r similar to other plants ie, essential elements r got from soil, water, air %26amp; sunlight
Reply:Yes but because they live in nitrogen deficient soils they capture insects as well.
Reply:The plants receive nutrients from the soil through their roots and because they have green leaves they also use chlorophyll to convert sunlight energy (photosynthesis) into sugars. They need bugs to provide nitrogen not available from the soil. Even if in good soil they will still eat bugs or bits of hamburger!
Reply:these plants do contain chlorophyll for manufacturing their food, but these plants are unable to consume nitrogen directly so they trap insects to fulfil there nitrogen requirements.
Reply:Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey (mostly insects and arachnids).





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