It's a short video of a mouse being eaten by a carnivorous plant called the Nepenthes.
Carnivorous plants have leaves which are adapted to be used as traps , hence , it's less efficient at photosynthesis. They also require glands, hairs, glue and digestive enzymes to trap and digest the food,hence , the plant requires more ATP and have increased respiration(resulting in decreased photosynthesis) to provide the energy needed.
I need to understand:It can be growing under nutrientless soil too and the mouse would give the
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It is unable to grow in nutrient-less soil as being carnivorous does not provide all the nutrients it need. This is especially crucial as it has a decreased photosynthesis rate.
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