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Use with Chapter 1, pp. 23, 25

How are plants different in

the desert and marsh?
Some plants live in the desert. A desert is very dry.
Plants that live in the desert can hold water. Some
plants live in the marsh. The soil in a marsh may not
have nutrients plants need. Some plants that live in a
marsh catch insects for food.

Desert Marsh

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The saguaro cactus has a long A Venus’s-flytrap catches insects

stem that holds water. with its leaves.

Grade 2 • Life Science

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