Venus Fly Traps

Where do Venus Flytraps grow? Choose TWO answers.

• North & South Carolina

• Tropical environments

• bogs and marshes

• North America

• South America

What do Venus Flytraps eat?

• other plants

• make their own food through photosynthesis

• insects and arachnids

• get food through their roots

What is an adaptation?

• Something that flytraps do

• A behavior to help a living being survive

• Something to eat

• A way to stay alive

What attracts insects to the flytrap?

• nectar

• pollen

• hairs

• the green color

What TWO words describe the nectar of a Venus fly trap?

• warm

• nutritious

• sticky

• sweet

Choose TWO words to describe the nutrition in the soil of the bogs and marshes.

• rich

• poor

• lacking

• dense

How long does it take a Venus fly trap to digest its food?

• 10 days

• 10 minutes

• a week

• 2 days

What is the function or job of the trigger hairs?

• keep the plant warm

• tell the plant to close around prey

• touch the prey

• tickle the prey

How many times can a Venus Flytrap close around prey before withering and dying?

• 7 to 9

• 6 to 8

• 3 to 5

• 4 to 6