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Carnivorous Plants

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
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1.

Pitcher plants rely on eating living things because they grow in areas with _____________.

a)

nutrient poor soil

b)

nutrient rich soil

c)

minimal water

d)

everything they need to survive

2.

How do some carnivorous plants attract their prey?

a)

nectar or by smelling sweet

b)

they sing to them

c)

they move like a worm

d)

mimic the smell of that animal

3.

What do pitcher plants use to digest their prey?

a)

digestive enzymes

b)

large teeth

c)

swallow them whole

d)

they don't

4.

The digestive juices found in carnivorous plants are similar to those found in (a)   .

5.

What do venus flytraps and pitcher plants do to help capture their prey?

a)

They trap them inside

b)

They attack bugs that are already dying

c)

They don't capture them

d)

They capture them with their tongues

6.

In the sentence "The pitcher plant entices insects with it's nectar" what does "entices" mean?

a)

kills

b)

smells

c)

baits

d)

digests

7.

How do pitcher plants differ from Venus flytraps?

a)

Pitcher plants eat small animals, Venus flytraps only eat insects

b)

Pitcher plants don't need water, flytraps do

c)

Pitcher plants capture prey passively, flytraps capture actively

d)

Pitcher plants capture prey actively, flytraps capture passively

8.

Why do carnivorous plants eat meat?

a)

to make up for low nutrient levels in their habitats

b)

because insects compete with plants for food

c)

to support their rapid growth

d)

to allow them to undergo photosynthesis

9.

What does carnivorous mean?

a)

plant eater

b)

meat eater

c)

plant and meat eater

d)

rock eater

10.

What is the name of this plant?

a)

pitcher plant

b)

honeydew

c)

venus fly trap

d)

rose bush

11.

What is the name of this plant?

a)

pitcher plant

b)

oak tree

c)

honeydew

d)

venus fly trap

12.

What is a reason these plants are carnivorous?

a)

They thrived in poor-nutrient soil, so they adapted to eating bugs for survival

b)

They want to taste the bugs

c)

They do not like to produce their own food

d)

They do not get a lot of sunshine They do not get a lot of sunshine

13.

According to what we saw about Large Pitcher plants, what happens after the insect or frog falls into the pitcher?

a)

Digestive enzymes break the prey down, so the plant can eat them

b)

The preys start to get slippery, so they fall into another hole, where a frog lives

14.

Tell me some interesting things you learned from the videos and article

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