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From the Ted Talk by Kenny Coogan: The wild world of carnivorous plants
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Meanwhile, this beetle is bewitched by sweet-smelling nectar. The scent draws him closer and ______ until he lands on the ______ of the world’s most infamous ___________ plant. His landing triggers tiny hairs on the surface of the leaves, and the jaws of the _____ fly trap snap shut around him. The spikes interlock to seal his fate. Once closed, the leaves act like an external stomach that digests the beetle’s soft tissues. When they open again a few days later, only the dry husk of his exoskeleton _______.
Solution
- closer
- remains
- leaves
- carnivorous
- venus
Original Text
Meanwhile, this beetle is bewitched by sweet-smelling nectar. The scent draws him closer and closer until he lands on the leaves of the world’s most infamous carnivorous plant. His landing triggers tiny hairs on the surface of the leaves, and the jaws of the venus fly trap snap shut around him. The spikes interlock to seal his fate. Once closed, the leaves act like an external stomach that digests the beetle’s soft tissues. When they open again a few days later, only the dry husk of his exoskeleton remains.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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carnivorous plant |
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carnivorous plants |
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pitcher plant |
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Important Words
- act
- beetle
- bewitched
- carnivorous
- closed
- closer
- days
- digests
- draws
- dry
- exoskeleton
- external
- fate
- fly
- hairs
- husk
- infamous
- interlock
- jaws
- landing
- lands
- leaves
- nectar
- open
- plant
- remains
- scent
- seal
- shut
- snap
- soft
- spikes
- stomach
- surface
- tiny
- tissues
- trap
- triggers
- venus