Botany & Plants

Carnivorous Plants Trivia Word Search

100 original clues · new puzzle every time you play

Test your knowledge of Carnivorous Plants with a free trivia word search from thewordfind.com. Read each clue, work out the answer, then find it hidden in the letter grid — every puzzle is freshly generated, so no two plays are ever quite the same. Don't know an answer? Tap the hint button in-game to reveal the first letter, or just scan the grid — every answer is hiding in there somewhere. Between the clues and the full answer key below, this topic doubles as a quick study guide — good for a trivia night, a classroom quiz, or just picking up something new about Carnivorous Plants along the way.

Play This Puzzle →

A few sample clues

Which reproductive organ of a carnivorous plant elevated high above traps prevents accidental loss of pollinators?

_ _ _ _ _ _

What white powdery substance on Catopsis leaves prevents insects from gaining traction?

_ _ _ _

What slippery lipid coating lining inner pitcher walls prevents trapped insects from climbing out?

_ _ _

What small wingless soil arthropods are frequently trapped by butterworts and sundews?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

What state of rest do temperate carnivorous plants enter during cold winter months?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Show all questions & answers

All 100 questions in this topic, with answers — use it to study, or just browse. Every actual play of the puzzle only pulls a random handful of these into one game, so knowing them all here won't spoil which ones show up or where they're hidden in the grid. Play it here.

Which carnivorous plant genus uses sticky glandular tentacles to capture small insects?

DROSERA

The movement of sundew tentacles bending toward prey is caused by differential cellular _ _ _ _ _ _ .

GROWTH

Which famous British naturalist wrote the seminal 1875 book Insectivorous Plants?

DARWIN

What form of nutrition describes plants that generate sugars using sunlight and CO2?

AUTOTROPHY

Carnivorous plants usually evolve in wetlands where soil is severely deficient in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

NITROGEN

Which rainbow plant genus native to Australia features woody stems covered in sticky glands?

BYBLIS

Which rare South American carnivorous bromeliad genus captures insects in its central water urn?

BROCCHINIA

What pure processed water type free of minerals and dissolved salts is recommended for carnivorous plants?

DISTILLED

The indoor pest commonly caught on butterwort leaves is the fungus _ _ _ _ .

GNAT

Genlisea plants are commonly called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plants due to their twisted underground traps.

CORKSCREW

What North American country has Sarracenia purpurea growing across its boreal peatlands?

CANADA

What type of insect larvae inhabit pitcher plant fluid to devour trapped prey without being digested?

MOSQUITO

What plant hormone triggers rapid cell elongation in sundew tentacles during prey capture?

AUXIN

The giant Nepenthes rajah pitcher plant is native to Mount Kinabalu on the island of _ _ _ _ _ _ .

BORNEO

Which yellow species of trumpet plant is named for its bright yellow flowers and pitchers? Sarracenia _ _ _ _ _ .

FLAVA

What organ of carnivorous plants performs standard photosynthesis while modified parts capture prey?

LEAF

Which carnivorous plant genus is commonly known as butterworts for their greasy sticky leaves?

PINGUICULA

The common name for Utricularia species that trap prey in underwater sacs is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

BLADDERWORT

What carnivorous plant term refers to acquiring nutrients from animal prey rather than soil?

CARNIVORY

The purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea is the official floral emblem of Newfoundland and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

LABRADOR

What animal group provides droppings that nourish the pitcher plant Nepenthes lowii in exchange for nectar?

SHREW

To protect pollinators carnivorous plants usually elevate their blossoms on tall vertical _ _ _ _ _ _ .

STALKS

What type of adhesive trap mechanism is used by sundews and butterworts to secure insects?

FLYPAPER

Which tropical pitcher plant genus produces hanging vines with large hanging cups or pitchers?

NEPENTHES

Which carnivorous plant genus from South American tepuis forms tall stiff sun pitcher funnels?

HELIAMPHORA

Charles Darwin conducted extensive experiments studying the sensitivity of sundew _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

TENTACLES

Hardwicke's woolly bats roost inside Nepenthes hemsleyana pitchers in exchange for nitrogenous _ _ _ _ _ .

GUANO

The sun pitcher plant genus Heliamphora is endemic to flat-topped mountains called _ _ _ _ _ _ .

TEPUIS

What genus of bog moss forms the living foundation of most natural carnivorous plant habitats?

SPHAGNUM

What type of trap mechanism relies on slippery walls and liquid pools to drown prey?

PITFALL

The cobra lily genus native to Oregon and Northern California is named _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

DARLINGTONIA

What tiny aquatic crustacean is a common laboratory food for underwater bladderwort traps?

DAPHNIA

What sun-drenched wetland habitat type is home to native Venus flytraps and trumpet pitchers?

BOG

The carnivorous bromeliad Brocchinia reducta is native to the Gran Sabana in South _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

AMERICA

Daphnia organisms caught in bladderwort traps are commonly called water _ _ _ _ _ .

FLEAS

Which style of pitcher capture mechanism operates without moving plant parts?

TRAP

Which North American trumpet pitcher species features distinctive white translucent windows on its hood? Sarracenia _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

LEUCOPHYLLA

What sticky common name is given to Pinguicula plants with greasy flypaper leaves?

BUTTERWORT

What fast underwater trap mechanism is utilized by aquatic bladderworts to suck in prey?

SUCTION

What cup-shaped carnivorous plant lures insects into a fluid-filled pitfall trap?

PITCHERPLANT

How many times can a single Venus flytrap lobe close and open before it dies and turns dark?

THREE

What acidic waterlogged soil medium composed of decayed sphagnum moss is ideal for carnivorous plants?

PEAT

What color are the digestive glistening glands on the leaves of many Drosera sundews?

RED

Which carnivorous plant genus features long thread-like leaves covered in glistening sticky drops?

TRIPHYOPHYLLUM

Which butterwort species native to Mexico is widely grown for its rosettes of pinkish purple flowers? Pinguicula _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

MORANENSIS

What electrical pulse propagates across Venus flytrap lobes when trigger hairs are touched?

VOLTAGE

What form of nutrition describes organisms that consume organic matter created by others?

HETEROTROPHY

Which Western Australian pitcher plant genus features small ground-dwelling pitchers with lids?

CEPHALOTUS

The cobra lily Darlingtonia californica is uniquely native to the Pacific _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of North America.

NORTHWEST

What sweet liquid substance produced by carnivorous plants attracts insects to their traps?

NECTAR

The North American pitcher plant genus with trumpet-shaped leaves is named _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

SARRACENIA

What bright ultraviolet light display invisible to humans draws insects directly into carnivorous plant traps?

PATTERN

Sarracenia flava is commonly referred to as the _ _ _ _ _ _ pitcher plant.

YELLOW

The waterwheel plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa uses snap traps similar to a Venus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

FLYTRAP

What primary threat in the wild causes severe population declines in native carnivorous plants?

POACHING

Byblis species are commonly known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plants because sunlight refracts through droplets.

RAINBOW

The dew-pine Drosophyllum lusitanicum is native to dry rocky pine scrub in southern _ _ _ _ _ _ .

EUROPE

In which US state are native wild Venus flytraps naturally found within a tiny hundred-mile radius?

CAROLINA

What sticky slime droplets on sundew tentacles shine like morning moisture in sunlight?

MUCILAGE

Which carnivorous bromeliad genus with powdery leaf axils captures insects in urns?

CATOPSIS

What aquatic carnivorous plant genus consists of a single rootless floating species called waterwheel?

ALDROVANDA

Mexican Pinguicula species form non-carnivorous succulent leaf rosettes during the _ _ _ season.

DRY

What liquid solution secreted by pitcher plant walls breaks down prey proteins into amino acids?

JUICE

Which style of flytrap mechanism features rapid leaf movement when triggered?

SNAPTRAP

Which carnivorous plant genus uses corkscrew Y-shaped underground leaves to trap soil protozoa?

GENLISEA

In a Venus flytrap what mineral ion flux across cell membranes causes rapid trap closure?

CALCIUM

Which aquatic carnivorous plant uses tiny vacuum suction bladders to capture prey?

UTRICULARIA

What dark color do old or spent Venus flytrap traps turn after finishing their lifespan?

BLACK

In which South American nation are most tepuis home to Heliamphora sun pitcher plants located?

VENEZUELA

Which purple species of trumpet plant is uniquely adapted to cold northern peat bogs? Sarracenia _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

PURPUREA

The overhang located above a pitcher opening that keeps out excessive rain is the _ _ _ _ .

HOOD

What ring-like collar or rim structure at the top of a pitcher plant entrance directs insects inward?

PERISTOME

The carnivorous liana Triphyophyllum peltatum is native to the tropical continent of _ _ _ _ _ _ .

AFRICA

The common name for plants in the genus Drosera is _ _ _ _ _ _ .

SUNDEW

Tree shrews sit on the rims of Nepenthes lowii pitchers to lick sweet nectar secretions from the _ _ _ .

LID

The Australian pitcher plant Cephalotus follicularis is commonly called the Albany _ _ _ _ _ _ .

FUNNEL

Because carnivorous plants grow in acidic wet soils growers avoid tap water and use _ _ _ _ water.

RAIN

Destruction of natural bog ecosystems through drainage and development is called habitat _ _ _ _ .

LOSS

Which famous carnivorous plant has snap traps with sensitive trigger hairs?

VENUSFLYTRAP

How many times must a Venus flytrap trigger hair be touched within seconds to close the trap?

TWO

Which essential mineral element besides nitrogen do carnivorous plants extract from prey digestates?

PHOSPHORUS

Sarracenia leucophylla is commonly known as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ trumpet pitcher plant.

WHITETOP

What type of small flying pests are effectively caught indoors by butterwort sticky leaves?

GNATS

What type of trap mechanism does a Venus flytrap use to capture flying insects?

SNAP

Which Portuguese carnivorous plant genus is commonly known as the dew-pine?

DROSOPHYLLUM

What biological proteins do carnivorous plants secrete into fluid pools to dissolve prey tissue?

ENZYMES

Which mammal species uses Nepenthes pitcher plants as a safe roosting shelter?

BAT

What specialized leaf structures on a Venus flytrap detect insect movement inside the trap?

HAIRS

What horizontal underground stem lets many carnivorous plants, including Sarracenia and Darlingtonia, clone themselves and spread across a bog?

RHIZOME

_ _ _ _ _ Carolina contains the coastal city of Wilmington near the natural home of Venus flytraps?

NORTH

How many days does a Venus flytrap typically stay closed while digesting a caught insect?

WEEK

Organisms that live harmoniously inside carnivorous pitcher liquid without dying are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

INFAUNA

Tropical pitcher plants in the genus Nepenthes are commonly known as _ _ _ _ _ _ pitchers.

MONKEY

Which soil amendment made of expanded volcanic glass is mixed with peat moss for drainage?

PERLITE

Which tropical pitcher plant species from Borneo produces huge pitchers capable of drowning small rats? Nepenthes _ _ _ _ _ .

RAJAH
← Browse all categories