Do Plants Eat?

10/10/2020 5:19:00 PM
Carnivorous plants with real bite. Image: theguardian.com

Do you know?

  • Many plants are carnivores like the Venus Flytrap and eat tiny little insects and spiders to gain useful nutrients.
  • All plants look for food in much the same way as a bear or squirrel does.

Let's explore more about plants!

FACT: There are over 700 species of carnivorous plants around the world.

Carnivorous plants with real bite. Image: theguardian.com

Listen and choose the correct answer.

  • According to the audio, plants get food by making which of the following?
  • Which of the following do plants NOT need to make sugar?

According to the audio, plants get food by making _____.

  • sunlight
  • air
  • sugar

Which of the following do plants NOT need to make sugar?

  • vitamins
  • water
  • sunlight

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Like all , plants need food. They get food by making sugar. Plants need sunlight, air, and water to make this sugar.

The sun's light meets water and air that are kept inside the . The light helps the air and water sugar in the plants' leaves. The sugar gives the plant , just like food gives us energy. 

Read the text and answer the questions.

Indoor Plants. Image: forbes.com

Like all living things, plants need food. They get food by making sugar. Plants need sunlight, air, and water to make this sugar.

The sun's light meets water and air that are kept inside the plant. The light helps turn the air and water into sugar in the plants' leaves. The sugar gives the plant energy, just like food gives us energy. 

According to the passage, what is NOT true about plants?

  • Plants can make sugar without inputs.
  • Plants need food like all living things.
  • The sugar gives the plant energy that the plant need.
  • Plants get food by making sugar.

What is the best title for the passage?

  • When do plants get food?
  • Why do plants need food?
  • How do plants get food?
  • What is plants' food?

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. Like all , plants need food. 
  2. need sunlight, air, and water to make this sugar.
  3. The light helps the air and water sugar in the plants' leaves. 
  4. The sugar gives the plant , just like food gives us energy. 

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. Even though all foods give you , some foods contain nutrients that could help increase your energy levels.
  2. The blue whale is believed to be the largest on the planet.
  3. A NASA Clean Air Study from 1989 found that some indoor can reduce indoor air pollutants.
  4. Our dream holiday a nightmare.