Carnivorous Plants
How do carnivorous plants fertilize (eat)
by eating insects, fish, or decaying plants every couple of weeks
Rainwater falling onto the leaves or roots in the plant.
(other ways is their symbiotic relationship with moss, it helps breaks down dead plant material to smaller minerals that they can actually tolerate)
What is a Bryophyte?
Moss
What is perlite?
a form of obsidian that occurs during the crackling of volcanic glass during it's cooling proccess.
(White Rock you find in some potting soils)
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What is the PH scale.
The scale that tells us what is Acidic , Neutral, and Alkaline
Who needs light?
Plants, Animals, and People
Where can Carnivorous Plants Live?
Environment with nutrient-deficent soils that are often acidic, water-logged, and sandy.
Wetlands, Woods, Forestfloor, Cliffsides, Grasslands, Cloudforests, and Rainforests!
Should the air be dry or wet?
Wet, ferns and mosses thrive on humidity around %60-%80
True or false: Is peat-moss acidic and does it come from bogs & wetlands?
True
Why is Distilled water useful?
Doesn't contain any minerals or nutrients, great for species of plants, people or formulas that are sensitive and require little to no minerals at all to thrive or generate.
Why is light important?
It allows us too see, and it can give us energy too!
True or false: all Carnivorous plants have the same abiotic factors? (living requirements)
False
(Nepenthes lowland) want tropical warmth and high humidity, others (Sarracenia, Venus flytrap) like cooler nights and seasonal changes)
How much light is required for ferns and mosses?
Between the ranges of PPFD 100-400
in-direct treeshaded light (direct light will burn their leaves)
underlying material used on something that exist, grows, or can act.
Where can we find rainwater other than the sky?
Rivers & Lakes
How can you provide plants with light indoors?
Window Cill & Led-Lights with a sufficent lux & PPFD rating.
Why can't I grow carnivorous plant in potting soil?
the regular potting mixes have too many nutrients and minerals that will burn the roots of a carnivorous plant
During the winter what should we do to a fern?
Reduce watering, since temperate ferns go dormant.
(But still keep humidity high)
Tell us about soil
Upper layers of earth with organic material.
True or False: Ferns, Mosses, and Carnivorous Plants can only thrive on Distilled, Rainwater, and Reverse Osmosis Water
True
Tell me about Lux
It's the measure of how much visable light hits a surface.
How does Carnivorous Plants recieve energy?
From the sun!
Does moss need soil?
no just moisture and shade
(it can grow on rocks and wood aswell!)
Which sand can I use for plants with sensitive root systems in soil-mixes?
Quartz Sand!
Describe Reverse Osmosis Water
Water that has been cleaned by pushing it through a super tiny filter, called a semi-permeable membrane, that only lets pure water through and takes away all the dirt, salts, and extra minerals.
What is PPFD?
Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density:the amount of light photons a plant can photosynthesize.