Is a Venus Flytrap considered to be a heterotroph or an autotroph?

Question

A Venus Flytrap will photosynthesize, so it makes its own food, classifying it as an autotroph, however it will capture flies, making it fall under the category of a heterotroph, something that catches its own food, like humans. So, what kind of "troph" is this?

Answer 1

It is an autotroph that is CARNIVOROUS or Non vegetarian.

As it grows in nitrogen deficient environ , it cannot built up its own proteins and hence relies on insect hunting ( They are rich in proteins!)

Leguminous plants are also autotrophs and have root nodules for nitrogen fixing ( Ultimately for protein synthesis.)

Answer 2

What Is A Autotroph

Answer 3

i assume you should call it a bi-troph it extremely is in particular an autotroph nonetheless because of fact it ought to stay without trapping flies in spite of the undeniable fact that it may no longer stay without soaking up mild from the solar.

Answer 4

It is an autotroph because photosynthesis is its primary source of food.

Answer 5

Photoautotroph.
It doesn't use the flies as an energy source, just as a source of minerals and fixed nitrogen.

Answer 6

it's an autotroph. carnivorous plants are carnivorous because they generally live in a nutrient poor environment. if you put it in fertile soil, it will flourish.