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In a diploid plant with $2n=14$, all the chromosomes form a ring structure during meiotic prophase. The reason for this is?

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  1. Multiple deletions

  2. Gene mutations

  3. Duplications

  4. Multiple reciprocal translocations

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Correct Option: A
Consider the following plants.
a. Darlingtonia
b. Dionaea
c. Sarracenia
Which of the plants is/are carnivorous?
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  1. $1$ only

  2. $1$ and $2$ only

  3. $2$ and $3$ only

  4. $1, 2$ and $3$

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Correct Option: A

Insectivorous plants trap insects to 

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  1. Meet their potassium requirements

  2. Meet their nitrogen requirements

  3. Meet their phosphorous requirements

  4. Meet their oxygen requirements

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Insectivorous plants trap and digest insects and other small animals to obtain the nitrogen that is required for their growth. Most plants absorb enough nitrogen from nitrates in the soil but as the insectivorous plants live in nitrate-deficient bogs, they need to fulfill their nitrogen demand by digesting the prey instead. 

So the correct option is 'Meet their Nitrogen requirements'

Insectivorous plants such as Venus fly trap catch and digit insects in order to supplement the deficiency of.

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  1. sulphur

  2. nitrogen

  3. potassium

  4. phosphorus

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Correct Option: B

Plants that grow in nitrogen deficient soils and swampy and boggy places are called 

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  1. Epiphytic

  2. Insectivorous

  3. Saprophytic

  4. Parasitic
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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A.Epiphytic - Plants which grow on the branches of big trees for light and shelter. These plants are not connected to soil directly.
B.Insectivorous plants - Plants, trap, kill and digest insects are called insectivourous plants. They grow in nitrogen deficient soils. So, to get nitrogen the kill and digest the insects.
C.Saprophytic - Organisms, grow on the dead bodies to get food.
D.Parasitic - relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of the other, sometimes without killing the host organism.
So the correct option is 'insectivorous'.

Which group contains insectivorous plants?

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  1. Bladderwort and Cuscuta

  2. Cuscuta and Solarium

  3. Venus fly trap and bladderwort

  4. Solarium and Venus fly trap

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Since creepy crawlies are a standout amongst the most well-known prey things for most savage plants, they are at times called insectivorous plants. ... Snap traps of the Venus flytrap and waterwheel plant are pivoted leaves that snap close when trigger hairs are contacted.

So, the correct option is 'Venus flytrap and bladderwort'.

Where among the following will you find pitcher plant?

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  1. Rainforest of North-East India

  2. Sunderbans

  3. The Desert

  4. Western Ghats

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Nepenthes khasiana is the species of pitcher plant found in India. It is found only in the rainforests of North- East India ( Jaintia hills, Garo hills and the Mawlynong region of East Khasi hills of Meghalaya.
So, the correct option is 'Rainforest of North-East India'.