Flora's Fantastic Plant Predicament — Questions and answers

Read the full story

According to Layla's father, how do special plants get their food?

Choices

  1. They eat vegetables.
  2. They use special adaptations to attract and trap prey. ✓
  3. They ask people to feed them.
  4. They magically make their own food.

Answer: They use special adaptations to attract and trap prey.

From page 2

Who did Layla say made the quote, "Chance favors the prepared mind"?

Choices

  1. Her father.
  2. Sophie.
  3. Louis Pasteur. ✓
  4. Charles Darwin.

Answer: Louis Pasteur.

From page 3

What did Charles Darwin famously write a whole book about?

Choices

  1. How to grow geraniums.
  2. The history of tweed suits.
  3. Carnivorous plants. ✓
  4. The best places to find magnifying glasses.

Answer: Carnivorous plants.

From page 5

What did Darwin discover helps Venus flytraps close their traps quickly?

Choices

  1. They use water pressure.
  2. They use tiny ropes.
  3. They use electrical signals. ✓
  4. They use strong wind.

Answer: They use electrical signals.

From page 6

What did Layla realize her Venus flytrap probably needed to work better?

Choices

  1. More water and a new pot.
  2. Less sunlight and different soil.
  3. Enough sunlight and the right bugs. ✓
  4. A bigger house to live in.

Answer: Enough sunlight and the right bugs.

From page 8

What was Layla's final plan to help her Venus flytrap catch more bugs?

Choices

  1. She would sing to it every day.
  2. She would build a tiny bug hotel.
  3. She would move it to a sunny spot and plant marigolds nearby. ✓
  4. She would buy it a new, fancier pot.

Answer: She would move it to a sunny spot and plant marigolds nearby.

From page 9