Question

Botanical generic name of bladderwort is
a. Drosera
b. Nepenthes
c. Utricularia
d. Dionaea

Answer 1

Hint: Bladderwort is a genus of carnivorous plants. They capture small insects with their bladder like traps. It is like a Venus fly trap but stays under the water. The bladderworts are small in size and are extremely sophisticated.

Complete answer:
Bladderworts are small carnivorous plants which belong to the family Lentibulariaceae. They occur in freshwater and wet soil as terrestrial or aquatic species. These are mostly cultivated for their flowers. The most commonly occurring bladderwort is Utricularia vulgaris, it is an aquatic species of bladderwort. They have bladder-like traps which capture small organisms. U. vulgaris has bladders which are comparatively larger in size from other species and they feed on more substantial prey such as nematodes, Daphnia, mosquito larva and young tadpoles. Bladderworts are highly specialized plants as their vegetative organs are not distinctly separated into roots, stems, and leaves. Thus, they are considered as the most sophisticated plants in the plant kingdom.

The aquatic species of bladderworts occur under the water. Their plant structure is quite simple. They have long, thin branching stems or stolons below the surface of their substrate. Small photosynthetic leaves are attached to these stolons. The leaf arrangement of liverworts is alternate, that is, one leaf at one node. The floating in this species is elliptic or ovate. The flowers in bladderworts lie above the water. They have vertical inflorescence and have two symmetric labiate petals. They have varying colors. U. vulgaris usually has yellow color flowers.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: Bladderworts are widely used to treat several diseases. The dried leaves of bladderworts are used in medicines or in medicinal teas. They help in treatment of urinary tract infections, kidney stones, gall bladder infections, etc. they are also applied directly to wounds, burns on skin.