Heterotrophic Heterotrophic NutritionNutrition

Heterotrophic NutritionHeterotrophic NutritionMost plans on Earth are green plants but there Most plans on Earth are green plants but there

are certain plants which do no contain are certain plants which do no contain chlorophyll, neither in their leaves nor in any chlorophyll, neither in their leaves nor in any

other part. Such plants, called non-green other part. Such plants, called non-green plants, are unable to manufacture their own plants, are unable to manufacture their own

food.food.

Heterotrophic Plants

Parasitic plants

Saprophytic plants

Insectivorous plants

Symbiotic plants

There are four type of There are four type of Heterotrophic PlantsHeterotrophic Plants..

Parasitic PlantsParasitic PlantsParasitic plants are those Parasitic plants are those which absorb food from which absorb food from another growing green another growing green plant, called the host.plant, called the host.

Saprophytic PlantsSaprophytic PlantsSaprophytic plants are plants Saprophytic plants are plants

that live off rotting that live off rotting material(sapros, rotting; material(sapros, rotting;

phyton, plant).They grow in phyton, plant).They grow in places with lots of rotting places with lots of rotting dead leaves, often in deep dead leaves, often in deep shade in tropical forests.shade in tropical forests.

Insectivorous PlantsInsectivorous Plants

Insectivorous plants are Insectivorous plants are those plants that derive those plants that derive some or most of their some or most of their

nutrients by trapping and nutrients by trapping and consuming animals, mainly consuming animals, mainly

insects.insects.

Symbiotic PlantsSymbiotic PlantsThere are certain plants which live There are certain plants which live

in association with other species in association with other species and share their food resources. and share their food resources. Both the types mutually gain Both the types mutually gain from each other. Such plants are from each other. Such plants are called symbiotic plants and the called symbiotic plants and the relationship is called symbiosis.relationship is called symbiosis.

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