Sentence Dictation Answers - Common flower discovered to be meat eating



Answer to Dictation 1

This is a white flower that is relatively common along the coastline of the Pacific.


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Answer to Dictation 2

Botanists back then didn't know the innocuous looking flower was a meat eater.


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Answer to Dictation 3

Sticky tiny hairs along the bloom's stem produce a digestive enzyme.


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Answer to Dictation 4

An enzyme that other carnivorous plants use to ensnare and eat insects.


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Answer to Dictation 5

He told the NPR news agency that he had no idea it was carnivorous.


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Answer to Dictation 6

There are fewer than 1,000 carnivorous plant species known to scientists.


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Answer to Dictation 7

The western false asphodel is the first to be discovered in 20 years.


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Answer to Dictation 8

Graham believes there may be more carnivores among our common flora.


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Answer to Dictation 9

What's particularly unique about this carnivorous plant is that it traps insects.


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Answer to Dictation 10

You don't want to kill the insects that are helping you reproduce.


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