Keep off the Grass
When the hair are triggered by the Venus Fly Trap plant, what happens?
The mouth will close
Trees can talk to each other. True or False?
True
Move over, Venus Flytrap - the carnivorous Pitcher Plant has been known to eat which amphibian?
Frogs!
For better or worse, plants have had major impacts on our economies - like when this flower caused an economic crisis during the Dutch Golden Age
Tulips
Lucky Pandas! The fastest growing plant on Earth can grow 1.5 inches an hour! What plant is it?
Bamboo
Though illegal for recreational use, this "sacred medicine" remains legal for Native American religious ceremonies
Peyote
A "sensitive plant", also known as a "shy plant", is covered in tiny little hairs that cause it to do what when touched?
Curls up and "hide" it reopens a few minutes later!
A chemist used the beautiful Lily of the Valley flower as poison, in an infamous episode of which popular TV show?
Breaking Bad
(Biology) Biologist Gregor Mendel used which pod-based plants to study genetics?
Pea Plant!
A blind vulture might try to eat the world's stinkiest plant, the "Carrion Flower." What does this plant smell like?
Rotting meat, or a dead body
What is the oldest plant? Hint: green and fuzzy, commonly found growing on bark & rocks
Moss
Sunflowers are aptly named, because they practice "heliotropism." What does this mean?
They follow the movement of the sun throughout the day
While the oil from this plant is often used on hair, the plant itself is a poison that Militaries have attempted to weaponize
Castor Beans
Thank goodness for Wood Pulp! This ingredient is in all of the following, except...
A. Toothpaste
B. Cheese Wheels
C. Nail Polish
D. Shredded Cheese
Cheese Wheels
The tallest plant in the world is in a California National Park! It was named "Hyperion", and it is a...
Coast Redwood Tree
The "Deadly" Poison Arrow Frog Plant, The Hippomane mancinella, also known as the "manchineel tree," produces sap that is so toxic...what does the sap do to you when touched?
Burns you
Flowers are the sweetest! When played a recording of a buzzing bee, flowers will do what in anticipation?
Produce more sugar in its nectar
What is the deadliest plant in history?
Tobacco
Willow Tree bark was used to treat pain and fevers for thousands of years, and became the basis for this popular over-the-counter drug
Aspirin
A flower called "The Juliet", cost $3 Million to grow, and has been valued at $15.8 Million, making it the worlds most expensive flower. It is an ultra rare version of this commonly sold flower...
Rose
Similar to Aloe, what plant is a common sweetener?
Agave
Do plants react to sound? True or False?
True!
Beauty is pain! The deadly plant, Nightshade was used in eye drop form by women in Renaissance Italy, to do what?
Enlarge their pupils, and make their eyes look bigger
Why are plants green?
chlorophyll
How do you get seeds from carrots?
Wait for the top of (green stem) the plant to flower