Vibrations from an Insect Trapped Inside a Carnivorous Sundew and Thrashing

question 81

Multiple Choice

Vibrations from an insect trapped inside a carnivorous sundew and thrashing around to escape stimulate the sundew's response. What happens next?

• A) The sundew's leaves snap shut and their spiked edges mesh, trapping the insect.
• B) An electrical shock kills the insect.
• C) Thigmotropism is activated, and it kills the insect.
• D) The plant secretes a cocktail of digestive enzymes that rapidly breaks down the insect's body.

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