Milkweed Plants Datanugget

What is the only food Monarch caterpillars eat?

• Milkweed roots

• Milkweed nectar

• Milkweed flowers

• Milkweed leaves

Since Monarch caterpillars only eat one plant, what type of general diet do they have?

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Insectivore

What are trichomes?

• Toxin

• Organelle

• Leaf shape

• Hairs

What are some examples Anurag cites as plant defenses in his mother's garden?

How does this article describe the evolutionary relationship between the caterpillars and the plants?

What was the INDEPENDENT variable in this study? What was manipulated/changed/selected by the scientists?

What was the DEPENDENT variable in this study? What was measured?