WorksheetsCarnivorous Plants
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 23mins
Pitcher plants rely on eating living things because they grow in areas with _____________.
nutrient poor soil
nutrient rich soil
minimal water
everything they need to survive
How do some carnivorous plants attract their prey?
nectar or by smelling sweet
they sing to them
they move like a worm
mimic the smell of that animal
What do pitcher plants use to digest their prey?
digestive enzymes
large teeth
swallow them whole
they don't
The digestive juices found in carnivorous plants are similar to those found in (a) .
What do venus flytraps and pitcher plants do to help capture their prey?
They trap them inside
They attack bugs that are already dying
They don't capture them
They capture them with their tongues
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
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
What does carnivorous mean?
plant eater
meat eater
plant and meat eater
rock eater
What is the name of this plant?
pitcher plant
honeydew
venus fly trap
rose bush
What is the name of this plant?
pitcher plant
oak tree
honeydew
venus fly trap
What is a reason these plants are carnivorous?
They thrived in poor-nutrient soil, so they adapted to eating bugs for survival
They want to taste the bugs
They do not like to produce their own food
They do not get a lot of sunshine They do not get a lot of sunshine
According to what we saw about Large Pitcher plants, what happens after the insect or frog falls into the pitcher?
Digestive enzymes break the prey down, so the plant can eat them
The preys start to get slippery, so they fall into another hole, where a frog lives
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