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Choose the correct match. Bladderwort, sundew, Venus flytrap
- Nepenthes, Dionaea, Drosera
- Nepenthes, Utricularia, Vanda
- Utricularia, Drosera, Dionaea
- Dionaea, Trapa, Vanda.
Answer
(3) Utricularia, Drosera, Dionaea
Solution
Bladderwort → Utricularia (submerged bladders trap small animals)
Sundew → Drosera (glandular hairs on leaves)
Venus flytrap → Dionaea (leaf blade forms a snapping trap)
∵ Nepenthes is the pitcher plant, Vanda an epiphytic orchid and Trapa the water chestnut.
∴ The correct match is Utricularia, Drosera, Dionaea.
Answer: (3)
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2002