Why do carnivorous plants grow well in nitrogen-poor soil?
Carnivorous plants have evolved a mechanism for surviving in nitrogen-poor soils that is unlike any other plant type. They have developed this ability in order to take advantage of habitats that many other plants cannot tolerate, which reduces competition.DefinitionCarnivorous plants are plants that feed on organisms such as insects, aphids and even frogs and small mammals. They rely on some type of trap mechanism to catch prey.TypesTypes of carnivorous plants include the Venus flytrap, sundews, pitcher plants, bladderworts, corkscrew plants and butterworts. Flytraps have a leaf that snaps shut on insects. Pitcher plants’ leaves have form fluid-filled pits that prey cannot escape. Sundews and butterworts have sticky glands on leaves that prey gets stuck on.Carnivorous Plant HabitatCarnivorous plants tend to inhabit places like bogs and swamps where water and sunlight are plentiful but soil. They love acidic conditions many plants cannot tolerate. They are found in all climates all over
