Diversity in Plants Nutrition

Parasitic plant

Grow on other plants which are the host. Absorbs mineral & water from the host.

Epiphytic plants

Green plants which live on other plants & produce their own food. Do not cause harm to the host.

Carnivorous plants

Able to synthesis food through photosynthesis & traps animals for nitrogen supply

Example of parasitic plants

Rafflesia

Example of epiphytic plants

Bird's nest fern & orchid plant

Example of carnivorous plants

Pitcher plants & Venus fly trap

Three types of nutritional adaptation of plants

Parasitic, epiphytic & carnivorous plants

Substances absorbed by the parasitic plant from the host

Organic substances, minerals & water.

Most epiphytes have swollen stems because

To be able to store a lot of water.

Compound secreted by carnivorous plants to trap insects

Nectar