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CTET PAPER I 2019 · PYQ · Plants / Insectivorous Plants · medium

Consider the following statements about Nepenthese, a plant which hunts. A. This plant is found in Australia, Indonesia and Meghalaya in India. B. It has a pitcher-like shape and the mouth is covered by a leaf. C. It can trap and eat only small insects. D. It emits a pleasant sound to attract small insects which get trapped and cannot get out. The correct statements are

  1. A.A and B only✓ Correct
  2. B.A and C only
  3. C.B and D only
  4. D.A, B and C

Explanation

Nepenthes (pitcher plant) is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Meghalaya (India), so A is correct. It has a pitcher-like structure with a lid (modified leaf) covering its mouth, so B is correct. It can trap small as well as larger prey (frogs, small rodents), so C is not entirely correct. It does not emit pleasant sounds; it attracts insects through nectar and color, so D is incorrect.
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