Which of the following is a carnivorous plant?

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SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I (Held On : 20 April 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Drosera.

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Explanation:

The animals which feed on other animals are called carnivorous animals.
In plants also there are some plants that feed on insects.
Such plants are having modified leaves known as pitfall traps.
Insects are attracted to these traps.
They get digested by the pitcher plant's digestive juices.
Other such plants are Drosera, dionaea, Utricularia, etc.
In pitcher plants, there are leaves for photosynthesis for preparing starch like other plants.
It fulfils its nitrogen requirements from insects.
The area in which such plants grow lacks nitrogen in the soil.

Drosera, pitcher plant, and Utricularia is the set of plants representing insectivorous plants.

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