The capture and digestion of insects by a pitcher plant is a special form of nutrition termed
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The capture and digestion of insects by a pitcher plant is a special form of nutrition termed "heterotrophic".
Heterotrophic nutrition is a type of nutrition in which organisms cannot produce their own food and obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms. In the case of pitcher plants, they are unable to obtain essential nutrients such as nitrogen from the soil, so they have evolved to capture and digest insects to obtain these nutrients. The pitcher plant lures insects into its slippery, waxy, downward-sloping leaves, where they become trapped and are digested by enzymes produced by the plant. This unique adaptation allows the pitcher plant to survive in nutrient-poor environments.