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Differentiate between parasitic and insectivorous plants

parasitic plants:- plants which depend on other plants for food. ex:-mistletoe

insectivorous plants:- plants which feed on insects. ex:- venus flytrap, pitcher plant

 
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Parasitic plants cannot photosynthesise and hence, are depended on other living organisms for their nutrition.Mistletoe is a partial parasite.
For example-Dodder
Insectivorous plants-These plants can photosynthesise but lack only in nitrogen.So,to fulfil this requirement,they consume the digestive nutrients in the insects.Their leaves are modified to trap insects.
Example-Venus Flytrap,Pitcher Plant,Sundew,etc.
Hope it helps.
 
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Digestive juices, I mean.
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Parasitic plants:The plants which live in or on the body of an organism and derive their readymade food from them are called parasitic plants.Eg.Cuscuta Insectivorous plants:The non-green plants which feed on insects are called insectivorous plants.Eg.Venus Flytrap,Pitcher Plant and Drosera
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Different between insectivorous plant and parasitic plant
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Parasitic plants cannot photosynthesise and hence, are depended on other living organisms for their nutrition.Mistletoe is a partial parasite.
For example-Dodder
Insectivorous plants-These plants can photosynthesise but lack only in nitrogen.So,to fulfil this requirement,they consume the digestive nutrients in the insects.Their leaves are modified to trap insects.
Example-Venus Flytrap,Pitcher Plant,Sundew,etc.
Hope it helps.
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