Some plants are green and have chlorophyll, even then they feed on insects for their survival. Why?

These plants can photosynthesise but require insects for nitrogen supplements.

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These plants cannot photosynthesise, so they depend on insects.

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These plants can photosynthesize but insects are just an additional food item.

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These plants cannot absorb water required for photosynthesis so extracts water from insects.

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These plants can photosynthesise but require insects for nitrogen supplements.

Plants like pitcher plants can perform photosynthesis. Their food supplemets are obtained through the process of photosynthesis. But they grow in areas which lack nitrogen, so they feed on insects to meet their nitrogen requirements.

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