Answer to Dictation 1
This is a white flower that is relatively common along the coastline of the Pacific.
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Answer to Dictation 2
Botanists back then didn't know the innocuous looking flower was a meat eater.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Sticky tiny hairs along the bloom's stem produce a digestive enzyme.
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Answer to Dictation 4
An enzyme that other carnivorous plants use to ensnare and eat insects.
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Answer to Dictation 5
He told the NPR news agency that he had no idea it was carnivorous.
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There are fewer than 1,000 carnivorous plant species known to scientists.
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The western false asphodel is the first to be discovered in 20 years.
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Graham believes there may be more carnivores among our common flora.
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What's particularly unique about this carnivorous plant is that it traps insects.
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Answer to Dictation 10
You don't want to kill the insects that are helping you reproduce.
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