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WorksheetsCarnivorous Plants
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which one of these is carnivorous?
an oak tree
a rabbit
a giraffe
a lion
Which of these are likely to get eaten by a carnivorous plant?
a bat
a mouse
an insect
a frog
What do the environments where carnivorous plants grow all have in common?
They're all extremely dry
They all have nutrient-poor soil
They are all south of the Equator
They are all extremely cold
In the sentence "The pitcher plant entices insects with it's nectar" what does "entices" mean?
kills
smells
baits
digests
How do pitcher plants differ from Venus flytraps?
Pitcher plants eat small animals, Venus flytraps only eat insects
Pitcher plants don't need water, flytraps do
Pitcher plants capture prey passively, flytraps capture actively
Pitcher plants capture prey actively, flytraps capture passively
What happens to an insect who it falls into a pitcher plant?
It sticks to the wall of the plant until it decomposes
It is crushed by the plants cell walls
It drowns
It is poisoned by the nectar inside the plant
Why do carnivorous plants eat meat?
to make up for low nutrient levels in their habitats
because insects compete with plants for food
to support their rapid growth
to allow them to undergo photosynthesis
