Insectivorous plants live in a soil that is usually deficient in

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Insectivorous plants live in a soil that is usually deficient in (A) nitrate (B) chloride (C) potassium (D) magnesium

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Insectivorous plants grow in the soils, which have poor amount of nitrogen contents (nitrate). Nitrogen is very essential for metabolism. To solve this problem, these plants kill and digest insects for their nitrogen contents eg. Nepenthes.

Q. Insectivorous plants live in a soil that is usually deficient in

nitrate

chloride

potassium

magnesium

Insectivorous plants grow in the soils, which have poor amount of nitrogen contents (nitrate). Nitrogen is very essential for metabolism. To solve this problem, these plants kill and digest insects for their nitrogen contents eg. Nepenthes.