6. In line 7, the author uses the phrase "rare and interesting plants" to emphasize the importance of
A. the discovery of the fossilized carnivorous plants.
B. the study of paleontology and geology.
C. the preservation of the existing fossil record.
D. the continued exploration in the Baltic region.
7. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that
A. scientists will begin to find Roridula plants in warm regions outside of Africa.
B. future discoveries could change current theories about plant evolution.
C. plants fossilized in amber can only be found in the Baltic region of Russia.
D. the Venus flytrap is the only plant with a symbiotic relationship with insects.
8. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
A. Lines 36-41 ("Geologists … thrive")
B. Lines 43-46 ("all Roridula … Pameridea")
C. Lines 55-58 ("The new fossil … species")
D. Lines 58-64 ("Roridulaceae was … distribution")
9. According to information in the passage, the Pameridea insect is able to live on Roridula's leaves without being eaten by the plant because
A. the insect secretes a substance that prevents it from getting caught in the plant's tentacles.
B. the plant does not need to eat the insect because it gets its energy from photosynthesis.
C. the insect does not stay on the plant's leaves long enough to get caught in its sticky leaves.
D. the plant only ingests insects that have already died and begun to decompose.
10. As used in line 41, "thrive" most nearly means
A. advance.
B. develop.
C. flourish.
D. succeed.
11. Which choice best describes how the discovery of the ancestor of the Roridulaceae plant changed scientists' thinking?
A. They realized that the fossilized plants are more closely related to the Venus flytrap than previously thought.
B. They realized that the fossilized plants did not have a symbiotic relationship with the Pameridea insect.
C. They realized that the fossilized plants ingested insects directly rather than secondhand like modern Roridula plants.
D. They realized that the Roridulaceae plant family was more widely distributed than previously believed.