Darwin's Darlings: Meat-Eating Plants

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What inspired Charles Darwin to express a greater interest in Drosera than in the origin of all species?
Its vibrant colors
Its ability to capture and digest insects
Its rapid growth rate
Its medicinal properties
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do carnivorous plants typically thrive in swampy environments?
They require a lot of sunlight
They need high temperatures
They obtain nutrients from animal tissue due to nutrient-poor soil
They grow faster in waterlogged conditions
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do pitcher plants trap their prey?
By closing their leaves around the prey
With a trap door mechanism
With a pitfall trap filled with digestive enzymes
Using sticky tentacles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is unique about the Venus flytrap's method of capturing prey?
It allows smaller insects to escape initially
It digests prey within 15 minutes
It uses a pitfall trap
It uses a sticky mucus-like substance
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the concept of convergent evolution explain about carnivorous plants?
They are all found in the same geographical region
They developed similar traits independently in response to similar environments
They have identical trapping mechanisms
They all evolved from a single ancestor
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