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How does a plant make its food?
Green plants make food in their leaves in a special food-making process called “photosynthesis.” Green plants make food in their leaves in a special food-making process called “photosynthesis” (pronounced foe toe SIN three sis), a word meaning “putting together with light.” A leaf manufactures food by taking carbon dioxide from the air and water from …
What is a venus-flytrap?
Venus-flytraps are small insect-eating plants. When an insect touches the trigger hairs in the plant’s leaf, it snaps shut like a trap. You have probably seen so many plants spoiled by insects, but have you ever seen a plant that “eats” insects? One of the strange insect-eating plants is the Venus’s-flytrap. This small plant is …
What is a pitcher plant?
The pitcher plant is a curious plant that traps insects in its pitcher like leaves. A liquid inside the leaves drown them and helps di them. Everyone expects insects to eat plants. But did you know that there are plants that eat insects? One of these is the pitcher plant. This curious plant is found …
How does the earthworm dig its burrow?
As we can guess from its name, the earthworm lives in the ground. It digsits burrow by pushing its way through the soil. To more forward, it grips the dirt with tiny stiff bristles on the tail end of its body. Then it stretches its body forward. This action pushes the need through the dirt. …
What is a rain forest?
A rain forest is a very dense and dark forest that grows in a land where the rainfall is very heavy. A rain forest is a large, very thick forest in a land where rain is very heavy throughout the year. The closely crowded trees need at least 80, and often much more, inches of rain each …
How did the lima bean get its name?
Although pronounced differently the lima bean gets its name from Lima Peru, where the bean has long been used as a food. Lima bean are one of America’s favorite beans. This large, flat bean takes its name from the city of Lima. Peru, where the bean has long been cultivated as a food. (Although the …
Why does the leaning Tower of Pisa lean?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a famous bell tower at Pisa, Italy. The tower tips so far to one side that it looks as though it would fall over. But it has been leaning for over 600 years! Why does it lean? Of course, it wasn’t supposed to lean when it was built. Yet …
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