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Pitcher plant traps insects because it (a) is a heterotroph. (b) grows in soils which lack nitrogen. (c) does not have chlorophyll. (d) has a digestive system like human beings.

Answer: The pitcher plant traps insects containing nitrogen because it grows in soil which lacks Nitrogen.  Hence option (b) is correct.