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Venus Flytrap

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What is the main idea of this passage?

The Venus Flytrap

Name 3 things a plant needs to survive.

Sunlight, water, nutrients, carbon dioxide

Name two kinds of animal the Venus Fly Trap eats.

beetle, spider, fly, bug, any small bug is OK

Name two things on the flytrap’s leaves.

sugar, six hairs

What happens after two hairs on a flytrap are touched?

the flytrap’s leaves snap shut

Why do you think a Venus flytrap doesn’t want to close unless it is sure there is a bug on its leaf?

it doesn’t want to waste energy; it doesn't want to close if there's no bug

Why is it unlikely that you would find a Venus flytrap in a forest in Pennsylvania?

because Venus flytraps are found in swamps in North and South Carolina

True or False? A carnivore is an animal or plant that eats animals.

TRUE

What is the definition of trigger in this sentence. When the two hairs are triggered, or set off, the leaf closes in one-tenth of a second, which is less than one second!

Set off

Which of these things contain nutrients for humans? desk, vitamin, apple, flag, bread, shoe, chicken

vitamin, apple, bread, chicken

Which organ do you use to digest food? brain, stomach, heart

stomach

Where might you find a bog? in a desert, near a lake or river, on a mountain

near a lake or river

T or F: If you eat a hamburger you are a carnivore

True

T or F: The only living creatures that use nutrients are plants.

False

No plants can live in a bog.

FALSE

Why would you not find a Venus flytrap in a desert?

They are only found in wet areas, like bogs and swamps