Ecosystem Question 10

Question: Nepenthes is a [CPMT 1986, 90, 93; MP PMT 1995; BVP 2002]

Options:

A) Primary producer

B) Consumer

C) Primary producer and consumer

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Nepenthese is a chlorophyll containing plant so it synthesizes food by the process of photosynthesis thus it is a primary producer and because of being an insectivorous plant it consumes insects like grasshopper and other small insects, so it is also a consumer.