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Andreyy89
3 years ago
8

How does the pitcher plant digest insects?

Biology
1 answer:
mihalych1998 [28]3 years ago
6 0
Q#1
- Carnivorous plants decoy insects by sweet scent or color.
- Not expecting threats insects sit on the plant. This catches them using mechanical traps or sticky substances. 
- Then, the plant produces digestive enzymes that break down proteins, fats and sugars which make up the body of the victims for simple compounds which plant can absorb.
Q#2. Carnivorous plants grow in mineral-poor soil, raise substances necessary for life from the bodies of trapped animals. They hunt animals, so that the surface on which they grow, no nutrients they need.
Q#3.Plants by digesting insects provide each large dose of nitrates are lacking in the soil.
Q#4.<span>When a pitcher plant is grown in nitrogen rich soil it grows tall. Insects are it's food source so if it doesn't get any food, it will starve. </span>
hope i helped
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