Carnivorous Plants Plants with structures and functions of both animals

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Carnivorous Plants(Plants with structures and
functions of both animals plants)

• The structure and function of their food digestion

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Catching the insect

• The actual traps are located on the plants leaves
  
• They attract their victims with a scent
  reminiscent of food and a safe landing place
• As soon as the insect settles, the leaf tips
  spring instantly with lightning speed and within
  seconds the insect is trapped inside the two
  halves of the leaf
• There is a second where the plant tests what it
  has caught using its sensory glands on the
  surface of its lobes
• If the prey contains protein, the trap clothes
  fully and the digestion begins

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The Digestion Process

• Once the insect has been caught, it is slowly
  dissolved by digestive fluids produced by the
  plant
• After many days, all that is left is the insects
  exoskeleton, the hard outer casing of the body
• The rest has been absorbed by the plant

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Vitamin Tablets

• Carnivorous plants, like any other plant, also
  use the process of photosynthesis to make their
  own food
• The insects they catch are only used as dietary
  supplements
• Like the equivalent of vitamin tablets for plants
• Many plants need this extra source of food as
  they grow in waterlogged ground where the soil is
  lacking in nutrients and other essential nutrients

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Carnivorous Plants(Plants with structure and
functions of both animals plants)

• The structure and function of their food digestion