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GRADE
3-5

AGE
8-11

No-Sweat Bubble Test

March 2011

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1
What do plants absorb from soil?
  1. sunlight
  2. carbon dioxide
  3. sugar
  4. nutrients
2
Which of the following has clam-shaped leaves?
  1. pitcher plant
  2. sundew
  3. Venus flytrap
  4. A and C
3
Which of the following is NOT found in or on pitcher plants?
  1. cup-shaped leaves
  2. digestive juices
  3. trigger hairs
  4. slippery rims
4
What do sundews use to attract insects?
  1. fake dewdrops
  2. honey
  3. large flowers
  4. meaty odor
5
Which action triggers a Venus flytrap to snap shut on an animal?
  1. An animal takes a bite of the plant’s leaf.
  2. An animal lands on the plant.
  3. The plant senses heat given off by the animal.
  4. The animal touches tiny hairs on the plant’s leaf.
6
Which of the following is a nutrient?
  1. carbon dioxide
  2. minerals
  3. sunlight
  4. water
7
Which adaptation do all carnivorous plants share?
  1. the use of a sticky gel to trap prey
  2. the use of digestive enzymes to break down prey
  3. the use of snapping, toothed jaws to trap prey
  4. none of the above
8
Which of the following events happens last when a pitcher plant eats a meal?
  1. The plant absorbs an animal’s body.
  2. An animal lands on a slippery rim.
  3. Digestive juices break down the animal’s body.
  4. 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.
  1. Digestion
  2. Convection
  3. Phosphorescence
  4. Photosynthesis
10
  What is the author’s main idea?
  1. Carnivorous plants are endangered.
  2. Carnivorous plants like how insects taste.
  3. Carnivorous plants have many adaptations in order to eat insects.
  4. Carnivorous plants make good household plants.
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