Several species have leaves that catch and digest insects, obtaining nitrogen fertilizer from their bodies. Describe how each of the following trap leaves function— the pitchers of Nepenthes, the flypaper leaves of sundew, the traps of Venus’ flytrap. Which are active and which are passive?

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Soil provides a habitat or living environment for a large number of different species of organisms as well as plants. It provides all the essential nutrients and minerals for plants to grow. All these together form the soil ecosystem.