Q. 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
Explanation

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 about 1.3 mm in 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 volve.

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