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Lured In - Carnivorous Plants
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20
Science
5th Grade
01/08/2009

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Absorb
Definition

to drink or suck up liquids

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Anchor
Definition

to hold or fasten securely

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bait
Definition
A smell, a food, a color, or a shape that attracts prey.
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bog
Definition
a body of water lacking nutrients
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carnivorous
Definition
Flesh, or meat eating
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digest
Definition

to break down a food

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distilled water
Definition
water that has been purified
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dormant
Definition
asleep
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enzyme
Definition
a substance used to digest food
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fertilizer
Definition
material used to enrich soil, make it better
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lured
Definition
a decoy used to catch animals
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nectar
Definition
sweet fluid produced by plants
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nitrogen
Definition
a substance necessary for plant growth
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peat moss
Definition
old vegetable matter used to form soil
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prey
Definition
animal or insect that is killed for food
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sphagnum moss
Definition
moss that is fresher than peat moss
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tentacles
Definition
part used for feeling
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terrarium
Definition
sealed container to grow plants
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trigger
Definition

something to indicate the start of something else

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voluntarily
Definition
to do something on your own free will
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