Partially Heterotrophic Plants — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptPlants are autotrophic. Can you think of some plants that are partially heterotrophic?
Assertion (A): Many plants are partially heterotrophic such as insectivorous plants. Reason (R): Most plants are completely autotrophic and synthesize their own food.
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Correct answer: D — If the assertion is false but the reason is true.
NCERT states “A few members are partially heterotrophic such as the insectivorous plants or parasites” - the qualifier “a few” indicates only a small number, not “many” as stated in the Assertion, making it false. NCERT confirms most plants are autotrophic making the Reason true but not explaining the false Assertion about the prevalence of heterotrophic plants.
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