Question
All carnivorous plants$a$ are parasites.$b$, depend on animals as a source of carbon.$c$ are incapable of photosynthesis.$d$ depend on animals as their sole source of phosphorus.$e .$ obtain supplemental nitrogen from animals.
Step 1
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Show more…
Show all steps
Your feedback will help us improve your experience
Christina Sorrentino and 58 other Biology educators are ready to help you.
Ask a new question
Labs
Want to see this concept in action?
Explore this concept interactively to see how it behaves as you change inputs.
Key Concepts
Recommended Videos
Being "carnivorous" is a plant adaptation mainly to obtain: a. oxygen. b. phosphorus. c. potassium. d. nitrogen. e. carbon.
Which of the plants listed below is heterotrophic (has to obtain organic food from the environment)? a. a green houseplant b. a legume plant such as bean c. a carnivorous plant such as the sundew d. ghostly white Monotropa e. none of the above
Being "carnivorous" is a plant adaptation to obtain: a. oxygen. b. phosphorus. c. potassium. d. nitrogen. e. carbon.
Transcript
18,000,000+
Students on Numerade
Trusted by students at 8,000+ universities
Watch the video solution with this free unlock.
EMAIL
PASSWORD