Morning Starters: Summer 1 - Strange but True
Did You Know?
A pitcher plant gains extra nutrition by devouring insects. When an insect crawls into the plant’s bowl-shaped body, enzymes dissolve and absorb its soft body parts. Mysteriously, in the forests of Borneo, one unusual species of pitcher plant is attracting a much larger animal. Could it be possible that a plant is able to digest a bat? Watch the clip to find out.
Credit: BBC Two - Nature's Weirdest Events
Word Challenge
Compile a list of synonyms for the word ‘eating.’
Note: A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
Grammar Challenge
Write a descriptive sentence that follows on from the sentence below.
The curious bat crawled into the plant’s funnel-shaped trap.
Number Challenge
- There are currently around 630 species of carnivorous plant known to science.
List the factor pairs of 630.
Example: 315 and 2 because 315 x 2 = 630
Critical Thinking
Why do you think some plants have evolved to eat insects while others have not?