Plants that Eat other Plants

Where do MOST plants get what they need to grow?

• from the air

• from the soil

• from its flowers

• from people

What do the leaves of a Venus flytrap look like?

• a bats wing

• a cats tail

• a clam's shell

• a dog's nose

What happens right after an insect touches the hairs on a Venus flytrap leaf?

• The halves of the leaf snap shut.

• The leaf gives off a sweet smell.

• The plant grows very tall.

• The plant removes minerals from the insect.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What makes the hairs on a sundew leaf fold over?

• rain falling on the plant

• sun hitting the plant

• an insect getting stuck on the plant

• a person touching the plant

Why is the insect stuck in the pitcher plant?

• It cannot climb back up the slippery sides.

• The liquid inside the plant is sticky.

• A leaf of the plant folds over.

• The plant sucks the insect inside.

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.K.3

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which of these is a plant that eats animals?

• a bladderwort

• a tulip

• a bamboo

• a dendelion

Some plants live in wetlands. What are wetlands?

• mountains

• deserts

• forests

• swamps

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The leaf gives off a sweet juice that insects like. What are insects?

• animals with fur

• fish with scales

• bugs with six legs

• animals with long tails

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5