Plants that Eat Animals

ALL plants need

• water and minerals

• animals

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Some plants get food by

• growing

• trapping animals

• the sun

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This is a _________

• cactus

• jug flower

• venus fly trap

• pitcher plant

The venus fly trap grows about 12 inches tall and has ---

• cone shaped flowers

• white flowers

• purple buds

• brown stems

What attracts insects to a venus fly trap?

• a sweet juice

• a humming sound

• a spicy smell

• its red stem

First, the venus fly trap snaps shut. What happens next?

• the leaf opens again

• the insect touches the hairs

• the plants slowly breaks down the insect

• the halvs snap shut

This is a _________

• venus fly trap

• pitcher plant

• jug flower

• sundew plant

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Where do sundew plants grow?

• underwater

• wet, boggy areas

• cold tundras

• the desert

In the sundew plant, an insect gets stuck in the ______

• soft red hairs

• cup shaped leaves

• long vine like stem

• sticky white flowers

This is a ________

• pitcher plant

• venus fly trap

• jug flower

• sundew plant

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