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Parasites and Meat Eaters Complete the puzzle. |
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MISTLETOE |
NUTRIENTS |
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SUNDEWS |
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down 1. Most carnivorous plants like to eat these. |
down 4. A type of evergreen, parasitic plant. It has small, greenish flowers and white berries. |
down 6. ____ plants are plants whose food is stolen by parasitic plants. |
across 2. Since parasitic plants do not need to make their own food, they do not need ____. |
across 3. A substance that is used by carnivorous plants to slowly digest all of the soft parts of an insect's body. |
across 5. Many carnivorous plants, such as pitcher plants, have this sweet liquid in their leaves. This liquid is used to attract insects. |
across 7. Many carnivorous plants cannot make their own food because the soil does not provide enough of this. |
across 8. The leaves of ____ are sticky. An insect that lands on this plant sticks to the leaves. |
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