DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2009

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    Which of the following is a rootless aquatic plant, in which a portion of the leaf forms a tiny sac for trapping insects?

    A)  Nepenthes        

    B)  Drosera

    C)  Utricularia       

    D)  Dionaea

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Utricularia or bladderwort is an insectivorous submerged aquatic plant in which the rootless floating stem bears highly dissected leaves. A portion of leaf is modified into sac like bladders of 1.3 mm diameter. Each bladder is guarded by a small valve which opens inwardly. Small insects flow into the bladder with water, but cannot come out due to the valve.


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