This is the question for the letter V: Venus Fly Trap!
Why does the Venus Fly Trap capture insects?
A. It gets its energy from the insects
B. It gets nitrogen
C. It gets sugar
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The answer is B: It gets nitrogen
Venus flytraps need nitrogen and phosphorus
Venus flytraps are native only to bogs in North and South Carolina. The soil in the bogs is low in nitrogen, which the plants need to make protein.
The plants get energy from photosynthesis.
It takes about ten days for the plant to digest the insect. The trap then releases the remains and reopens, ready to catch another insect.