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Important Questions on Nutrition in Plants

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Name any two autotrophic plants which also show the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
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Rewrite the following statement correctly.

The brightly coloured insectivores can produce their own food.

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Write the difference between saprophytic and parasitic plants.
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How does a pitcher plant eat insects?
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Write the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs.
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Insectivorous plants grow in the soil deficient in _____. (Carbon/Nitrogen)
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Give the reason for the following sentence: Pitcher plant feeds on insect though it is green in colour.

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Moulds can make their own food through photosynthesis.
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Which of the following statements is not correct?
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How do fungi obtain their food?
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What is an insectivorous plant? Why does a plant eat insects? Write a brief note on pitcher plants.
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How does a Venus flytrap plant trap insects?
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Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph.
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Why do a few plants eat insects besides being photosynthetic in nature? Give examples.
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Insectivorous plants eat insects, although they are capable of preparing their own food. Why?
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Why do some plants feed on insects? 
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Name any two insectivorous plants.
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Why are green plants called producers?
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What are fungi? Give two examples.
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How does the Pitcher plant catch its prey?