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The ability of the venus fly trap of cap...

The ability of the venus fly trap of capture insects is due to

A

Chemical stimulation by the prey

B

A passive process requiring no special ability on the part of the plant

C

Specialized muscle-like cells

D

Rapid turgor pressure changes

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In Dionaea (Venus fly trap) an insect that happens to alight over the lamina and touch a sensitive spine twice in quick succession causes the folding of the lamina the curved marginal spines get interolocked and the insect gets trapped
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