Carnivorous Plants and Fungi

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

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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

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