Question

What is the main idea of this passage?

The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests prey, usually insects. Although many carnivorous plants exist, the Venus flytrap is often seen as a mysterious and unnatural organism. Some people find it difficult to believe that a plant can act like an animal, reacting to its food. In fact, the Venus flytrap has been characterized in many comic books and television shows as a hungry monster consuming humans, pets, and other animals. Although these characterizations are completely unrealistic, they show that people are amazed by plants that trap their own food.


People are amazed by Venus flytraps.


The Venus flytrap has been characterized in many comic books and television shows.


These characterizations are completely unrealistic


The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant

Answer 1

The main idea of the passage is that people are fascinated by the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant that catches and digests prey, despite misconceptions and unrealistic portrayals in media.