JAMB Biology 1993 Question 34

Question 34

Photosynthesis and Plant Nutrition

Carnivorous plants are usually found in areas

  1. A.which are deficient in nitrate
  2. B.which are deficient in oxygen
  3. C.with low pH
  4. D.where insects are abundant.
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Answer: A (which are deficient in nitrate)

Explanation

Insect-eating plants grow in poor soils such as bogs that lack nitrates; they digest insects to get nitrogen.