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Insect-eating Plants

Insect-eating Plants. Fenju Lin. Q1. What are insect- eating plants Q2. How many insect- eating plants are there in the world?.

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Insect-eating Plants

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  1. Insect-eating Plants Fenju Lin

  2. Q1. What are insect- eating plantsQ2. How many insect- eating plants are there in the world?

  3. Q3. What is another name that we call this type of plants?Q4. How many kinds of traps do insect-eating plants have? What are they?

  4. Do you remember the name of this plant?

  5. Do you remember the name of this plant?

  6. Do you remember the name of this plant?

  7. Question Where can we find carnivorous plants ?

  8. Habitat of Most Carnivorous Plants • Poor soil • Wet & Humid • Sunlight • Swampy wetlands

  9. Evolution • The environment does not provide enough of the nutrients that plants need. • True carnivorous plants have probably evolved at least 10 times.

  10. Trapping mechanisms • (1) Pitcher plants trap prey in a rolledleaf that contains a pool ofdigestive enzymes. • (2) Flypaper traps use stickymucilage.

  11. Trapping mechanisms • (3) Snap traps utilize rapid leaf movements. • (4) Bladder traps suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum.

  12. Trapping mechanisms • (5) Lobster-pot traps force prey to move towards a digestive organ with inward pointing hairs.

  13. Ecology • Carnivorous plants are widespread but rather rare. Carnivorous plants are not harmful to humans. However, humans are harmful to carnivorous plants.

  14. Homework • Write a letter to a human friend

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