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Carnivorous Plants
By Lindsay Rabaut
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Question 1
1.
(Part A)
Why is surviving more difficult for Carnivorous plants?
A They look and smell good
B They grow in poor soil conditions
C They have trigger hairs and sticky surfaces
D They cannot harm humans
Question 2
2.
(Part B)
Which sentence supports the answer in Part A?
A "Bugs fall right in!"
B "they are very rare and usually live in bogs and swamps"
C "usually grow in unhealthy soil"
D "Most have a sweet smell that the insects like"
Question 3
3.
What are
two
ways that Carnivorous plants have adapted in order to survive?
A By growing trigger hairs
B By not having brains
C By not being able to eat humans
D By growing sticky surfaces
Question 4
4.
(Part A)
What is the main idea of the passage?
A Carnivorous plants can grow all over the world
B Canivorous plants need to eat meat in order to survive
C Carnivorous plants have sticky surfaces
D Carnivorous plants have bright colors
Question 5
5.
(Part B)
Which detail supports the main idea in Part A?
A "There are around 600 different types of meat-eating, carnivorous plants"
B "Meat-eating plants usually grow in unhealthy soil"
C "They are common in swamps because the soil lacks nutrients"
D "As long as there is plenty of water, sunlight, and insects, the plants will grow"
Question 6
6.
How did the unhealthy soil effect how the carnivorous plants grew?
A They moved to better soil
B They no longer were a threat to humans
C They stopped growing
D They adapted in order to get nutrients in other ways
Question 7
7.
Select the
three
ways that carnivorous plants adapted in order to survive.
A They became more colorful to attract bugs
B They developed sticky surfaces and trigger hairs to catch bugs
C They got rid of their brains to help catch bugs
D They developed a better smell in order to attract bugs
Question 8
8.
"There are around 600 different types of meat-eating, carnivorous plants."
What is the meaning of the word "carnivorous" in this sentence?
A Vegan
B Hungry
C Meat-eating
D Tired
Question 9
9.
"The smell lures insects to the plant."
What does lures mean as used in the sentence?
A Attracts the bugs to them
B Makes the bugs run away
C Makes the bugs tired
D Makes the bugs happy
Question 10
10.
"If an insect touches a trigger hair, then the plant quickly closes shut."
What is the meaning of a "trigger hair" as used in this sentence?
A A hair that tells the plant when to open back up
B A hair that is brighlty colored
C A hair that causes the plant to close when touched
D A hair that smells nice
