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BIO 102 Mechanisms of Plant Nutrition and Synthesis Objective Question

Question

Carnivorous or insectivorous plants (holozoic nutrition) primarily capture lower animals to obtain which essential nutrient?
Options
A Sugars (carbohydrates)
B Water
C Nitrogenous products
Correct Answer
D Chlorophyll
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Page 22 explains that carnivorous plants 'digest the prey and absorb the nitrogenous products from its body.'

Hint

These plants often grow in nitrogen-poor soils.

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