Write T for the true and F for the false statements.

1. Green plants are called autotrophs.
2. During photosynthesis light energy is converted into chemical energy.
3. Carbon dioxide is released during the process of photosynthesis.
4. The food prepared by the plant is stored as glucose.
5. Mycorrhizal root is a good example of a parasitic plant.

Give one word for the following:

1. An organism living on dead and decaying matter.
2. The leaf is modified to form a structure having a lid to capture insect.
3. The association where both the partners mutually gain from each other.
4. The food component which is made up of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
5. A plant that shows both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition.

Match the columns.

Give two examples of each.

1. parasitic plants
2. insectivorous plants
3. saprophytic plants

Why do insectivorous plants eat insects?