Chapter 6
Plants That Eat Insects
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Lucy takes Amir to the final area of the garden center with different looking plants. Some of these plants look strange. "Can you remember what plants need to make their own food?" asks Lucy. "Plants need sunlight, water and carbon dioxide," says Amir. "Yes!" says Lucy.
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Why are sunlight, water and carbon dioxide important to a plant?
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"Plants make their own food. Some plants make food in their leaves or needles. Some plants make food in their stems. Some plants eat insects to help them make food," says Lucy. "Why do plants eat insects?" asks Amir.
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Where can plants make food?
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"Plants need nutrients. Most plants get nutrients from water in the soil. Some plants do not get enough nutrients from the soil," says Lucy. "The plant needs to get nutrients from something else. The plant traps and eats insects. It uses the nutrients from insects and the soil to grow and stay alive."
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Why are insects important to some plants?
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Lucy points to a plant with teeth. "This is a Venus flytrap," Lucy says. "A Venus flytrap has leaves with teeth. Its leaf has two parts that make a trap. When a fly lands on the inside, the leaf snaps shut. It traps the fly inside." "It must be very fast," says Amir. "Yes! It closes in less than one second," says Lucy. "Wow!" says Amir.
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How does the Venus flytrap catch flies?
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Lucy points to a plant with flat leaves. "This is a butterwort plant. It has sticky hairs on its leaves. Insects get stuck on the leaves and cannot get away. The plant then eats the insects," says Lucy.
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How do insects stick to the butterwort plant?
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Amir points to a plant that looks like a cup. "What kind of plant is that?" Amir asks. "That is a tropical pitcher plant. It is also called a monkey cup," Lucy says. "It has a tall cup with a sticky liquid inside. The liquid traps insects. The tropical pitcher plant has been known to trap animals as large as rats!"
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How does a tropical pitcher plant trap insects?
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"Plants that eat insects use the nutrients from them to make food. These plants also use energy from sunlight. The sunlight, water and carbon dioxide change into sugar and oxygen. This makes more food for the plant," says Lucy. "Remember all plants have to make their own food. The way plants make their own food is called photosynthesis."
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How are plants alike?
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"I learned so much today," says Amir. "I am excited to take care of the plants at the garden center." "Let’s get started," says Lucy. First, Amir will water the plants. Water will help the plants make their own food. Amir loves his new job taking care of plants!
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What do plants need?
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insectssoilfoodPlantsleaves1. need sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
Plants
2.Some plants eat .
insects
3.Some does not have enough nutrients.
soil
4.Insects stick to the .
leaves
5.Plants that eat insects also make their own .
food
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1. What is this chapter about?
2. What do some plants eat?
3. What may not have enough nutrients?
4. What do insects stick to on some plants?
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1.Lucy takes Amir to the final area of the garden center with looking plants.
different
2.Some plants make food in their leaves or .
needles
3.Some plants do not get enough from the soil.
nutrients
4.Plants use the nutrients from the insects and the soil to and stay alive.
grow
5.A Venus flytrap has leaves with .
teeth
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6. How does a Venus flytrap catch flies?
7. How do butterwort plants trap insects?
8. Which plant uses a tall cup to trap insects?
9. What is true about plants that eat insects?
10. Why is Amir’s job important to the plants?
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Plants That Eat Insects · Chapter 6