White garland-lily

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/white-garland-lily

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Parnassia glauca
2. What is the nutrient acquisition?Absorbs nitrogen and phosphorus from digested insects to supplement nutrient-poor soil conditions
3. How does the White garland-lily catch insects?Its petals have sticky droplets that trap small flies and gnats. Then it releases enzymes to digest them.
4. Where does the White garland-lily grow?It grows in cool, wet places such as fens, wet meadows, and shorelines in eastern North America.

Oligotrophic: Describes aquatic environments low in nutrients, often characterized by clear water and low plant productivity.
Bioindicator: An organism whose presence, absence, or abundance reflects the condition of an ecosystem.
Convergent Evolution: The independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages.
Proteases: Enzymes that break down proteins, used by carnivorous plants for digestion.