Discussion
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
Answer: A
The correct statements are A and B only.
Nepenthes, the pitcher plant, grows in South-East Asia including Indonesia, in northern Australia, and in India in Meghalaya (A). Its leaf forms a pitcher-shaped trap with a lid-like flap over the mouth (B).
Statement C is wrong because pitcher plants catch not only small insects but sometimes larger animals such as spiders and small frogs. Statement D is wrong because they attract prey with colour and sweet nectar, not with sound, so options containing C or D are incorrect.
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