eating a Camphor leaf. The plants that caterpillars eat are called host plants while the plants that adult butterflies eat (actually they âdrinkâ nectar from the flowers) are called nectar plants. Each species of butterflies has specific host plants on which the adult butterflies lay their eggs. Listed below are several popular butterfly species and the host plants that their caterpillars eat. The butterflies are particular about where they lay eggs because their caterpillars must have that distinct host plant to survive. The caterpillar will not eat if it does not have access to one of its specific host plants and will die.
When I give essay exams, I always feel that grading those exams-like sausage making and law making-is something you don't want to know how it's done. Trying to explain to a student why they came up one point shy of an A on an essay exam is always a lot tougher than with an objective exam.
News reports and school textbooks often use objective writing. It's important to differentiate objective writing from subjective writing, which is writing that you cannot evaluate, calculate, or verify. Subjective writing might express feelings, opinions, and judgments.