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Justify the pitcher plant as a producer.

Pitchers plants have the green pigments known as chlorophyll and therefore, they are photosynthetic. Being photosynthetic they can prepare their own food. This characteristic makes them producers. But they grow in the soil which is either nutrient deficient or too acidic. To compensate for the soil nutrition deficiency and acidity, they prey upon the insects and obtain the necessary nutrients and minerals for their survival.


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