Plants who eat Not common Examples include Venus Fly Trap, Sundew and Pitcher plant Use ENZYMES :chemicals that break big molecules into small molecules (digest)
Mineral poor soil Soil that lacks phosphorous, potassium and nitrogen NORMAL soil : (ex. garden): bugs, bacteria and mold (decomposers) turn big molecules into small molecules of potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus Plants use those minerals to make cell walls, chloroplast, mitochondria Because of the water, few decomposers in a bog, so little minerals.
Life on a bog Water covered with thick, woody moss Moss can be cut, dried and used for fuel Bog can have deep water Soil is made of plants…no dirt
Bog
BOG Notice open water
Exmoor, England Notice drainage ditches, and harvesting paths for the peat moss
Therefore…. Plants eat! Lots of nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (PO4), and Potassium (K) in a bug
How do they break down bug molecules? Enzymes found in glands Gland is a bunch of cells in one place that make enzymes In us… salivary glands in mouth, pancreas has glands that make insulin and other enzymes
Bog mummies; bodies do not decompose "Yde Girl“ 16- year old child Netherlands. first century A.D., along with remnants of woollen clothing. The remains of the woollen cord with which she was strangled can still be seen around her neck.
sundew
Venus fly trap
Pitcher plant
Our digestive system