Question

The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that traps insects in a plant structure. The plant structure closes when the small hairs on the inside of the structure are touched. The Venus flytrap can attract insects using a special type of plant communication. How can plants, like the Venus flytrap, communicate with other organisms?

Answer 1

Answer:

Venus flytrap communicate with other organisms by secreting a sugary substance (nectar) in its leaf glands.

Explanation:

The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that traps insects in a plant structure that closes when the small hairs on the inside of the structure are touched.

The leaf of this plant contains a watery fluid secreted by glands on its open traps. Organisms like flies are attracted to the secreted nectar and perches on it; only for the hairs of the flytrap to get shut due to that touch and cell expansion triggered.