4.2.2 Animal Mimics

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What are carnivorous plants?

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Plants that eat animals.

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What is a species?

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A type of living organism.

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How do carnivorous plants get their nutrients?

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By trapping and eating insects.

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What is an environment?

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Living things and conditions in a place.

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Which plant traps small animals from the water using cup-shaped leaves?

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Bladderwort.

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What is the main characteristic of carnivorous plants?

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They obtain nutrients by consuming animals.

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Name a common carnivorous plant that catches insects with its leaves.

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Venus flytrap.

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What type of environment do alligators typically live in?

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Swamps and wetlands.

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What do we call the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis.

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What is the role of insects in the diet of carnivorous plants?

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They provide essential nutrients.