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Date: __________________
No-Sweat Bubble Test
Directions: Read each question below, then use the article “Killer Plants” (pp. 10-12) to determine
the best answer. Completely fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1.What do plants absorb from soil?
A sunlight
B carbon dioxide
7.Which adaptation do all carnivorous plants
C sugar
D nutrients
2.Which of the following has clam-shaped
leaves?
A pitcher plant
B sundew
C Venus flytrap
D A and C
3.Which of the following is NOT found in or on
pitcher plants?
A cup-shaped leaves B digestive juices
C trigger hairs
D slippery rims
4. What do sundews use to attract insects?
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A fake dewdrops C large flowers
B honey
D a meaty odor
5.Which action triggers a Venus flytrap to
snap shut on an animal?
AAn animal takes a bite of the plant’s leaf.
BAn animal lands on the plant.
CThe plant senses heat given off by the
animal.
DThe animal touches tiny hairs on the
plant’s leaf.
6.Which of the following is a nutrient?
A carbon dioxide C sunlight
ater
B minerals
Dw
share?
A the use of a sticky gel to trap prey
B the use of digestive enzymes to break
down prey
C the use of snapping, toothed jaws to trap
prey
D none of the above
8.Which of the following events happens last
when a pitcher plant eats a meal?
AThe plant absorbs an animal’s body.
BAn animal lands on a slippery rim.
CDigestive juices break down the animal’s
body.
D An animal falls into a cupped leaf.
9.__ is the process by which the sun’s energy
is used to turn carbon dioxide and water
into sugar.
A Digestion
C Phosphorescence
B Convection
D Photosynthesis
10.
What is the author’s main idea?
ACarnivorous plants are endangered.
BCarnivorous plants like how insects taste.
CCarnivorous plants have many
adaptations in order to eat insects.
DCarnivorous plants make good
household plants.
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