SSC Stenographer 2018: Mini Mock Test 68

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

It’s long been known that carnivorous plants allure their insect prey in a range of ways: _(1)_ nectars, vivid colors and alluring scents that range from rose to rotten flesh.
But recently, scientists discovered a previously hidden means of beckoning among the most ruthless of greenery. Scientists believe that insects are attracted to carnivorous plants by their odors and colors, but hard evidence as to what exactly _(2)_ the bugs to their deaths was previously unknown. In a stroke of _(3)_, they put several carnivorous plants under ultraviolet light and photographed what they saw. They found UV-induced blue emissions. This is the first time such distinct _(4)_ emissions were ever detected in the plant kingdom. Under normal light, these bright, glowing rims would look green to humans. But an ant—which is extremely sensitive to blue and violet light—would see rings of blue fluorescence. Thus, fluorescence emissions from these plants could be acting as major visual _(5)_ luring these mammals towards them.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

It’s long been known that carnivorous plants allure their insect prey in a range of ways: _(1)_ nectars, vivid colors and alluring scents that range from rose to rotten flesh.
But recently, scientists discovered a previously hidden means of beckoning among the most ruthless of greenery. Scientists believe that insects are attracted to carnivorous plants by their odors and colors, but hard evidence as to what exactly _(2)_ the bugs to their deaths was previously unknown. In a stroke of _(3)_, they put several carnivorous plants under ultraviolet light and photographed what they saw. They found UV-induced blue emissions. This is the first time such distinct _(4)_ emissions were ever detected in the plant kingdom. Under normal light, these bright, glowing rims would look green to humans. But an ant—which is extremely sensitive to blue and violet light—would see rings of blue fluorescence. Thus, fluorescence emissions from these plants could be acting as major visual _(5)_ luring these mammals towards them.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

It’s long been known that carnivorous plants allure their insect prey in a range of ways: _(1)_ nectars, vivid colors and alluring scents that range from rose to rotten flesh.
But recently, scientists discovered a previously hidden means of beckoning among the most ruthless of greenery. Scientists believe that insects are attracted to carnivorous plants by their odors and colors, but hard evidence as to what exactly _(2)_ the bugs to their deaths was previously unknown. In a stroke of _(3)_, they put several carnivorous plants under ultraviolet light and photographed what they saw. They found UV-induced blue emissions. This is the first time such distinct _(4)_ emissions were ever detected in the plant kingdom. Under normal light, these bright, glowing rims would look green to humans. But an ant—which is extremely sensitive to blue and violet light—would see rings of blue fluorescence. Thus, fluorescence emissions from these plants could be acting as major visual _(5)_ luring these mammals towards them.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

It’s long been known that carnivorous plants allure their insect prey in a range of ways: _(1)_ nectars, vivid colors and alluring scents that range from rose to rotten flesh.
But recently, scientists discovered a previously hidden means of beckoning among the most ruthless of greenery. Scientists believe that insects are attracted to carnivorous plants by their odors and colors, but hard evidence as to what exactly _(2)_ the bugs to their deaths was previously unknown. In a stroke of _(3)_, they put several carnivorous plants under ultraviolet light and photographed what they saw. They found UV-induced blue emissions. This is the first time such distinct _(4)_ emissions were ever detected in the plant kingdom. Under normal light, these bright, glowing rims would look green to humans. But an ant—which is extremely sensitive to blue and violet light—would see rings of blue fluorescence. Thus, fluorescence emissions from these plants could be acting as major visual _(5)_ luring these mammals towards them.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the given blanks.

It’s long been known that carnivorous plants allure their insect prey in a range of ways: _(1)_ nectars, vivid colors and alluring scents that range from rose to rotten flesh.
But recently, scientists discovered a previously hidden means of beckoning among the most ruthless of greenery. Scientists believe that insects are attracted to carnivorous plants by their odors and colors, but hard evidence as to what exactly _(2)_ the bugs to their deaths was previously unknown. In a stroke of _(3)_, they put several carnivorous plants under ultraviolet light and photographed what they saw. They found UV-induced blue emissions. This is the first time such distinct _(4)_ emissions were ever detected in the plant kingdom. Under normal light, these bright, glowing rims would look green to humans. But an ant—which is extremely sensitive to blue and violet light—would see rings of blue fluorescence. Thus, fluorescence emissions from these plants could be acting as major visual _(5)_ luring these mammals towards them.