What is a Venus flytrap?
Q: What is a Venus flytrap?
A: The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that eats small animals, such as insects.
Q: Why do carnivorous plants grow in soil that has little nitrogen?
A: Carnivorous plants grow in soil that has little nitrogen because they get nitrogen from the insects they trap.
Q: What is the purpose of the nitrogen that the Venus flytrap gets from insects?
A: The nitrogen that the Venus flytrap gets from insects is used to make intravenous food like proteins and fats.
Q: What makes the Venus flytrap unique among plants?
A: The Venus flytrap is one of a very small group of plants that can snap shut very quickly.
Q: How does the Venus flytrap trap insects?
A: The Venus flytrap traps insects when they crawl along the leaves and touch a hair; the trap closes only if a different hair is touched within twenty seconds of the first touch.
Q: Why does the Venus flytrap have a two-touch trigger mechanism?
A: The Venus flytrap has a two-touch trigger mechanism to ensure that little energy is wasted on things that are not food.
Q: What is the benefit of the Venus flytrap's two-touch trigger system?
A: The benefit of the Venus flytrap's two-touch trigger system is that little energy is wasted on things that are not food.
