- Carnivorous plants have adapted to grow in nutrient-poor environments (especially lacking nitrogen) by trapping and digesting animals, typically insects, to supplement their nutrient intake. - Sundews have sticky glands on their leaves to trap insects. - Venus fly traps have hinged leaves that snap shut to capture prey. - Pitcher plants have modified leaves forming pitfall traps, often containing digestive enzymes or bacteria. - Cuscuta (dodder) and Mistletoe are parasitic plants, obtaining nutrients from host plants. - Rafflesia is a parasitic flowering plant. - Sandalwood tree can be hemiparasitic. - Broom rape is a parasitic plant. - Bladderwort is a carnivorous plant (Option D has one correct example).
Which of the following are examples of carnivorous plants?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2016 · Topic: Taxonomy (Taxonomic Characters and Evidence (Morphological, Anatomical, Cytological, Molecular))
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